club rules

Organization's behavioral code

Club rules are the regulations governing behavior and membership within a particular club or organization.

They establish what members can and cannot do, from dress codes to guest policies to payment of dues.

The phrase often appears in contexts of enforcement or exclusion: Sorry, club rules—no outside food allowed.

By extension, club rules can refer to any informal code that governs a group's behavior, whether officially stated or implicitly understood.

Opposites
obligatoriness/formality

club rulessuggestions

Proposed ideas or advice

recommendations · preferences · guidelines · advice · wishes

scope/authority

club rulesconstitutional law

Legal principles from founding documents

universal laws · federal law · national legislation · constitutional rights · international law

structure/formality

club rulessocial conventions

Accepted behavioral standards

gentleman's agreements · chaos · anarchy · free-for-all

Family

club, rules

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G