country club
Members-only recreation facility
A country club is a private social club, typically in a suburban or semi-rural setting, offering recreational facilities like golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, and dining rooms.
Membership is usually expensive and sometimes exclusive.
The term often carries connotations of wealth and social status: They joined the country club to network with other professionals.
Country-club Republicans describes affluent, establishment-oriented conservatives.
Groomed golf strip
- putting greenManicured grass around hole
- clubhouseMembers-only gathering place
- caddieGolfer's course assistant
- pro shopAthletic facility's retail outlet
driving range · handicap · tee time · back nine · front nine · cart path · golf cart · greens fee
Collective fund or basin
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- spaTherapeutic wellness facility
- fitness centerExercise facility
- saunaHeated room for sweating
locker room · dining room · ballroom · banquet hall · terrace · patio · bar · grill
State of belonging
- duesRegular membership payments
- initiation feeCost to join organization
- waitlistRoster of pending hopefuls
- blackballExclude by negative vote
legacy · sponsor · board · admission · vetting · restrictive · selective · discriminatory
Having abundant financial resources
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- eliteSuperior select group
aristocratic · old money · nouveau riche · trust fund · inheritance · plutocracy · gentry · establishment
Festive formal occasion
- fundraiserEvent collecting money
- charity eventOrganized occasion raising donations
- debutante ballFormal introduction to society
- cotillionFormal society dance event
brunch · luncheon · cocktail hour · mixer · reception · dinner dance · holiday party · networking
Trial venue or sports surface
- clay courtCrusite tennis surface
- grass courtTurf tennis venue
- proIn favor of
- doublesPairs or stand-ins
mixed doubles · ball machine · tennis whites · racket · lessons · ladder · round robin
fairway
Groomed golf strip
- putting greenManicured grass around hole
- clubhouseMembers-only gathering place
- caddieGolfer's course assistant
pro shop · driving range · handicap · tee time · back nine · front nine · cart path · golf cart · greens fee · foursome
pool
Collective fund or basin
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- spaTherapeutic wellness facility
- fitness centerExercise facility
sauna · locker room · dining room · ballroom · banquet hall · terrace · patio · bar · grill · snack bar
membership
State of belonging
- duesRegular membership payments
- initiation feeCost to join organization
- waitlistRoster of pending hopefuls
blackball · legacy · sponsor · board · admission · vetting · restrictive · selective · discriminatory · segregated
affluent
Having abundant financial resources
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
elite · aristocratic · old money · nouveau riche · trust fund · inheritance · plutocracy · gentry · establishment · prestigious
gala
Festive formal occasion
- fundraiserEvent collecting money
- charity eventOrganized occasion raising donations
- debutante ballFormal introduction to society
cotillion · brunch · luncheon · cocktail hour · mixer · reception · dinner dance · holiday party · networking · soiree
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- clay courtCrusite tennis surface
- grass courtTurf tennis venue
- proIn favor of
doubles · mixed doubles · ball machine · tennis whites · racket · lessons · ladder · round robin
- Wealthy Neighborhoodsgated community, mansion, estate, luxury homes, manicured lawns
- clubhousesclubhouse, lodge, lodge hall, chapter house, fraternity house
- exclusive venuesprivate beach, private island, gated community, velvet rope, VIP room
- old moneyold money, blue blood, trust fund, private wealth, endowment
- golfgolf, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls, golf course
- Affluencewealth, wealthy, affluence, prestige, elite
country clubpublic park
Municipal recreation grounds
community center · public pool · YMCA · public beach · public library
country clubdive bar
Rundown, cheap drinking spot
VFW hall · bowling alley · pool hall · union hall · community hall
club, country, county, countryside, countries, counties, countrified, country clubs, counter-