country club membership
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- golfClub-and-ball course sport
- tennisRacquet sport over net
- duesRegular membership payments
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
elite · poolside · fairway · brunch · networking · privilege · prestige · waitlist · locker · caddy · greens · social · valet · cocktails · blazer · tee time · champagne · manicured
- luxuryluxury, wealth, luxurious, opulent, opulence
- executive perkscompany car, stock options, corner office, golden parachute, private jet
social exclusivity
country club membershipopen admission
Accepting all applicants
public recreation · public beach · universal access · public pool · free admission
socioeconomic class
country club membershippoverty
Severe lack of resources
food stamps · public housing · welfare · working class · paycheck to paycheck
insider vs. outsider status
country club membershipblackballing
Group exclusion practice
exclusion · rejection · barred from entry · social ostracism · persona non grata