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C0424000 (klŭb)n.1. a. A stout heavy stick, usually thicker at one end, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.b. An implement used in some games to drive a ball, especially a stick with a protruding head used in golf.c. Something resembling a club.2. Games a. A black figure shaped like a trefoil or clover leaf on certain playing cards.b. A playing card with this figure.c. clubs(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.3. A group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly: a garden club.4. The building, room, or other facility used for the meetings of an organized group.5. Sports An athletic team or organization.6. A nightclub.v. clubbed, club·bing, clubs v.tr.1. To strike or beat with a club or similar implement.2. To use (a firearm) as a club by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt end.3. To gather or combine (hair, for example) into a clublike mass.4. To contribute (money or resources) to a joint or common purpose.v.intr.1. To join or combine for a common purpose; form a club.2. To go to or frequent nightclubs: was out all night clubbing.

[Middle English, from Old Norse klubba.]

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(klʌb) n1. a stout stick, usually with one end thicker than the other, esp one used as a weapon2. (Golf) a stick or bat used to strike the ball in various sports, esp golf. See golf club¹3. (Gymnastics) short for Indian club4. a group or association of people with common aims or interests: a wine club. 5. a. the room, building, or facilities used by such a groupb. (in combination): clubhouse. 6. a building in which elected, fee-paying members go to meet, dine, read, etc7. (Commerce) a commercial establishment in which people can drink and dance; disco. See also nightclub8. chiefly Brit an organization, esp in a shop, set up as a means of saving9. (Insurance) Brit an informal word for friendly society10. (Card Games) a. the black trefoil symbol on a playing cardb. a card with one or more of these symbols or (when pl) the suit of cards so marked11. (Nautical Terms) nautical a. a spar used for extending the clew of a gaff topsail beyond the peak of the gaffb. short for club foot³12. in the club slang Brit pregnant13. on the club slang Brit away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefitvb, clubs, clubbing or clubbed14. (tr) to beat with or as if with a club15. (often foll by together) to gather or become gathered into a group16. (often foll by together) to unite or combine (resources, efforts, etc) for a common purpose17. (tr) to use (a rifle or similar firearm) as a weapon by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt18. (Nautical Terms) (intr) nautical to drift in a current, reducing speed by dragging anchor[C13: from Old Norse klubba, related to Middle High German klumpe group of trees, clump, Old English clympre lump of metal] ˈclubbing n

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n., v. clubbed, club•bing. n. 1. a heavy stick, usu. thicker at one end than the other, suitable for use as a weapon; cudgel. 2. a. a stick or bat used to drive a ball in various games, as golf. b. Indian club. 3. a group of people organized for a social, literary, or other purpose: an athletic club. 4. the building or rooms occupied by such a group. 5. an organization that offers its subscribers certain benefits, as discounts on purchases: a book club. 6. a group of nations associated in some way: the European economic club. 7. a nightclub or cabaret. 8. a. a black trefoil-shaped figure on a playing card. b. a card bearing such figures. c. clubs, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the suit so marked. v.t. 9. to beat with or as if with a club. 10. to gather or form into a clublike mass. 11. to unite; join together. 12. to contribute as one's share toward a joint expense. v.i. 13. to combine or join together. 14. to gather into a mass. 15. to attend a club or a club's activities. 16. to contribute to a common fund. [1175–1225; Middle English clubbe < Old Norse klubba club; akin to clump]

Club

a meeting or assembly for social discourse; an association of persons of like sympathies usually interested in the promotion of some object, sport, etc.; a combination; a clique.

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Past participle: clubbed
Gerund: clubbing

Imperative
club
club

Present
I club
you club
he/she/it clubs
we club
you club
they club

Preterite
I clubbed
you clubbed
he/she/it clubbed
we clubbed
you clubbed
they clubbed

Present Continuous
I am clubbing
you are clubbing
he/she/it is clubbing
we are clubbing
you are clubbing
they are clubbing

Present Perfect
I have clubbed
you have clubbed
he/she/it has clubbed
we have clubbed
you have clubbed
they have clubbed

Past Continuous
I was clubbing
you were clubbing
he/she/it was clubbing
we were clubbing
you were clubbing
they were clubbing

Past Perfect
I had clubbed
you had clubbed
he/she/it had clubbed
we had clubbed
you had clubbed
they had clubbed

Future
I will club
you will club
he/she/it will club
we will club
you will club
they will club

Future Perfect
I will have clubbed
you will have clubbed
he/she/it will have clubbed
we will have clubbed
you will have clubbed
they will have clubbed

Future Continuous
I will be clubbing
you will be clubbing
he/she/it will be clubbing
we will be clubbing
you will be clubbing
they will be clubbing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been clubbing
you have been clubbing
he/she/it has been clubbing
we have been clubbing
you have been clubbing
they have been clubbing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been clubbing
you will have been clubbing
he/she/it will have been clubbing
we will have been clubbing
you will have been clubbing
they will have been clubbing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been clubbing
you had been clubbing
he/she/it had been clubbing
we had been clubbing
you had been clubbing
they had been clubbing

Conditional
I would club
you would club
he/she/it would club
we would club
you would club
they would club

Past Conditional
I would have clubbed
you would have clubbed
he/she/it would have clubbed
we would have clubbed
you would have clubbed
they would have clubbed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	club - a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division"ball club, baseball club, ninebaseball team - a team that plays baseballbaseball league - a league of baseball teams
	2.	club - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"gild, guild, social club, society, lodge, orderassociation - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"athenaeum, atheneum - a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learningbookclub - a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced priceschapter - a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"chess club - a club of people to play chesscountry club - a suburban club for recreation and socializingfrat, fraternity - a social club for male undergraduatesglee club - a club organized to sing togethergolf club - a club of people to play golfhunt club, hunt - an association of huntsmen who hunt for sportinvestors club - a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointlyjockey club - a club to promote and regulate horse racingracket club - club for players of racket sportsrowing club - a club for rowersslate club - a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)sorority - a social club for female undergraduatesturnverein - a club of tumblers or gymnastsboat club, yacht club - club that promotes and supports yachting and boatingservice club - a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public servicesclub member - someone who is a member of a club
	3.	club - stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"bat - a club used for hitting a ball in various gamesbludgeon - a club used as a weaponcudgel - a club that is used as a weaponIndian club - a bottle-shaped club used in exercisesknobkerrie, knobkerry - a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africalathee, lathi - club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in Indiastick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick, truncheon, baton - a short stout club used primarily by policemen
	4.	club - a building that is occupied by a social club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof"clubhousebuilding, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"clubroom - a room used for the activities of a clubreading room - a room set aside for reading
	5.	club - golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ballgolf-club, golf clubclub head, clubhead, club-head, golf-club head - (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ballgolf equipment - sports equipment used in playing golfiron - a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal headwood - a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"
	6.	club - a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it; "he led a small club"; "clubs were trumps"minor suit - ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubsplaying card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
	7.	club - a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club"cabaret, night club, nightclub, nightspotdive, honkytonk - a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hallspot - a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"supper club - usually a small luxurious nightclub
Verb	1.	club - unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together"unite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
	2.	club - gather and spend time together; "They always club together"foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
	3.	club - strike with a club or a bludgeonbludgeonhit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	4.	club - gather into a club-like mass; "club hair"gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

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noun1. association, company, group, union, society, circle, lodge, guild, fraternity, set, order, sodality He was a member of the local youth club.2. team, squad He is a great supporter of Fulham football club.3. nightclub, disco, nightspot It's a big dance hit in the clubs4. stick, bat, bludgeon, truncheon, cosh (Brit.), cudgel Men armed with knives and clubs attacked his home.verb1. beat, strike, hammer, batter, bash, clout (informal), bludgeon, clobber (slang), pummel, cosh (Brit.) Two thugs clubbed him with baseball bats.Quotations
"I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member" [Groucho Marx]

Types of club

blackjack, bludgeon, cudgel, knobkerrie or knobstick, lathi, life preserver, nightstick, nulla-nulla, quarterstaff, shillelagh or shillala, truncheon, waddy

club

nounA group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common:association, confederation, congress, federation, fellowship, fraternity, guild, league, order, organization, society, sorority, union.

Translations

俱乐部俱乐部的会所大头棒梅花纸牌棍棒

club

(klab) noun1. a heavy stick etc used as a weapon. 棍棒2. a bat or stick used in certain games (especially golf). Which club will you use? （高尔夫球等的）球棒 3. a number of people meeting for study, pleasure, games etc. the local tennis club.俱乐部4. the place where these people meet. He goes to the club every Friday.俱乐部的会所5. one of the playing-cards of the suit clubs. （一张）梅花纸牌 verb – past tense, past participle clubbed – to beat or strike with a club. They clubbed him to death.用棍棒打clubs noun plural (sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits which is black and shaped like a clover. the six of clubs.黑梅花组

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→ 俱乐部zhCN, 大头棒zhCN

Where is there a good club? → 哪儿有很好的夜总会？

Club

An organization composed of people who voluntarily meet on a regular basis for a mutual purpose other than educational, religious, charitable, or financial pursuits. A club is any kind of group that has members who meet for a social, literary, or political purpose, such as health clubs, country clubs, book clubs, and women's associations. The term club is not a legal term per se, but a group that organizes itself as a club must comply with any laws governing its organization and otherwise be cognizant of the legal ramifications in undertaking to organize itself in this manner.

Various types of clubs exist. An incorporated members' club is composed of a group of individuals who each contribute to the club's funds, which are used to pay the expenses of conducting the society. An unincorporated proprietary club is one whose proprietor owns the property and funds and conducts the club to attempt to make a profit. The members are entitled to use the premises and property in exchange for the payment of entrance fees and subscriptions to the proprietor as well as any additional rights and privileges provided in their contractual agreement.

An incorporated club is generally governed by state statute. Many statutes provide for the incorporation of clubs, and the statutory requirements must be strictly observed. A statute may require that an application for incorporation state the purposes of the club in a definitive manner to help the court determine whether the objective of the club is legal. In addition, the application should state the manner in which club revenues are to be provided and the basis upon which an individual may become a member of the club.

A club's certificate of incorporation should indicate pecuniary means (i.e., funds, money, property), describe the objective of the club, and specify a place of business or office. If a club is unincorporated, the rules that govern associations apply.

Voluntary clubs are not partnerships, since the members do not join them for profit-making purposes and, unlike partners, are not responsible for the acts of each other. If a club's members do unite for a commercial venture, however, this association would constitute a partnership. In such cases, a club might be required to comply with state law governing partnerships.

Purpose and Objective

The purpose and objective of a club must be in compliance with the law and in the best interests of the community, whether a club is incorporated or not. An application for a club charter will be denied if the proposed bylaws provide for illegal methods of management.

The Police Power of the state encompasses the supervision of amusements and thereby regulates clubs to make sure that the objectives of these organizations are lawful and that the organizations do not become harmful to society. Statutes may authorize the revocation of a club's charter if the club conducts unlawful activities.

Constitution and Bylaws

The constitution and bylaws adopted by a club constitute a binding contract between the club and its members. There is a presumption that every member of the club is acquainted with its rules. The rules and bylaws of a club must provide for the selection of officers, handling of money or property, selection of members, and dissolution or disbanding of the club itself.

A club's rights and powers are usually governed by applicable statutes and the club's own charter, constitution, and bylaws. Clubs ordinarily have the power to acquire and convey real property, to hold real estate, and to obtain suitable buildings for their accommodation, as well as to borrow money for such purposes.

Private clubs have the right to Immunity from public interference, since public authorities have no power to interfere with a private club's festivities when they are organized for a legitimate purpose and do not constitute a breach of the peace.

Liabilities

If a contract is made by a club's duly authorized agent on its behalf, then the club will be liable under the contract. A membership corporation is subject to strictly limited powers and well-defined methods of procedure, and anyone dealing with such a club is deemed to know this information. Unincorporated clubs are not liable for members' debts.

Concerning liability to its members for torts, an incorporated club that has a clubhouse and is financed by membership dues is financially responsible for injuries due to its Negligence. Similarly, a club, whether incorporated or not, that maintains a clubhouse has a duty to keep the premises reasonably safe for its members. It also has a duty to inform and warn guests of all dangers related to the enjoyment of club privileges, that are not immediately observable.

A club may have various responsibilities to nonmembers. For example, a hunting club may be required to carry insurance in case of an accidental injury within its boundaries. Similarly, a club owes invitees on club property the duty to exercise ordinary care to prevent them from being injured.

Protecting Civil Rights

Almost every organization that provides food, drink, lodging, or entertainment must obey the federal Civil Rights laws and any applicable state statutes. The federal laws are designed to protect all people from interference with their right to get a job or education, participate in government, and enjoy public accommodations.

Private membership clubs are exempted from these civil rights laws in order to preserve their rights to privacy and freedom of association. In attempting to determine whether an organization genuinely deserves private club status, courts have considered a number of factors, including the club's criteria for admission, membership fees, membership control over the organization's operations, and use of facilities by nonmembers. Because the courts have applied these factors on a case-by-case basis, the results have been inconsistent. For example, recreational sports clubs such as golf, tennis, fishing and hunting, private dining, and swimming clubs have generally been found to provide public accommodations. Fraternal orders and lodges have proven to be more difficult to categorize. In four decisions dealing with these types of organizations, the Supreme Court narrowed the definition of freedom of association and upheld the constitutionality of state statutes designed to keep private clubs from discriminating.

The Jaycees In the first case, roberts v. united states jaycees, 468 U.S. 609, 104 S. Ct. 3244, 82 L. Ed. 2d 462 (1984), the Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of a state public accommodations law that had been applied to a private club. The club, the U.S. Jaycees, a major national and international civic organization, had been ordered by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to accept women as full members. The Court rejected the Jaycees' argument that this order violated its constitutional rights. In its decision, the Court identified two distinct types of protected associations: intimate associations and expressive associations.

According to the Court, intimate associations, such as families, are distinguished by "relative smallness, a high degree of selectivity in decisions to begin and maintain the affiliation, and seclusion from others in critical aspects of the relationship." Such associations are always subject to protection, the Court said, whereas large business enterprises are not. Private clubs such as the Jaycees fall somewhere in between the two. According to the Court, factors that may be relevant in determining whether a particular organization is an intimate association include "size, purpose, policies, selectivity, [and] congeniality."

The Court concluded that the Jaycees is not subject to protection as an intimate association because its chapters are large and unselective. With regard to the Jaycees' rights as an expressive association, the Court acknowledged that the organization has the right to associate with others for political, social, economic, educational, religious, and cultural purposes. However, the Court held that this right may be infringed by compelling state interests such as the desire to eliminate Sex Discrimination. The Court concluded that Minnesota had such a compelling interest in ensuring women equal access to the leadership skills, business contacts, and employment promotions offered by the Jaycees.

Rotary Clubs Three years after Roberts, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Board of Directors v. Rotary Club, 481 U.S. 537, 107 S. Ct. 1940, 95 L. Ed. 2d 474 (1987). This case involved the application of the Unruh civil rights act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51 [West 1996]), a California statute that prohibits gender discrimination by all "business establishments," to Rotary clubs. The Rotary is a major national and international service club. The Supreme Court held that application of the act to require the Rotary to admit women as members did not violate the club's First Amendment right to intimate or expressive association. The Court pointed out that Rotary chapters range in size from 20 to more than nine hundred members, the organization has a high dropout rate, and many club activities are carried out in the presence of visitors. In finding that application of the Unruh Act would not interfere significantly with the Rotary's right to expressive association, the Court stated, "Indeed, by opening membership to leading business and professional women in the community, Rotary Clubs are likely to obtain a more representative cross section of community leaders with a broadened capacity for service."

New York Clubs In 1988, in New York State Club Ass'n v. City of New York, 487 U.S. 1, 108 S. Ct. 2225, 101 L. Ed. 2d 1 (1988), an association of 125 private clubs challenged the constitutionality of a New York City public accommodations ordinance that prevents discrimination. The ordinance, Local Law No. 63 of 1984, exempts clubs that are "distinctly private" in nature, specifically excluding from that status any club that has more than four hundred members, serves meals on a regular basis, and receives payments directly or indirectly from nonmembers in the pursuit of business. The Court rejected the clubs' challenge to the ordinance, finding that the law could be validly applied.

In this case, the Court went beyond its decisions in Roberts and Rotary by approving a statutory presumption that large clubs that serve food and receive payments from nonmembers are not entitled to First Amendment protection. The Court emphasized the fact that significant commerce occurs at most of the clubs and that "business deals are often made and personal contacts valuable for business purposes, employment and professional advancement are formed." Such characteristics, according to the Court, are significant in determining the nonprivate nature of clubs. The law upheld by the Court in this case narrowed the definition of a private club in order to remedy a situation deemed inappropriate by a legislative body.

Boy Scouts of America The Supreme Court clarified its position on the reach of civil rights laws in Boys Scouts of America v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640, 120 S.Ct. 2446, 147 L.Ed.2d 554 (2000). The Court, in a 5–4 decision, held that forcing the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to accept gay troop leaders would violate its rights of free expression and free association under the First Amendment. The BSA is a private association and therefore was not subject to state and federal public accommodation laws.

The Supreme Court tied this ruling to its previous decision in Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston, 515 U.S. 557, 115 S.Ct. 2338, 132 L.Ed.2d 487 (1995). In Hurley, the Court ruled that the sponsor of Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade could not be forced to let a group of gays and lesbians participate. The Court held that parades are a form of expression and that the sponsors could not be forced to include "a group imparting a message the organizers do not wish to convey."

Public Opinion

Despite the fact that private clubs may be exempt from civil rights laws, they are still subject to the power of public opinion. In 2002, the National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO), which has approximately six million members from over one hundred groups, announced that it would seek the admittance of women members to the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The club, with a membership of three hundred, is the home of the prestigious Masters Golf Tournament. When NCWO stated that it would contact television sponsors of the Masters to seek their help in applying pressure, the club announced it would forgo advertising revenue for the 2003 tournament. The controversy generated friction within the membership, with some members urging the admittance of women and some resigning in protest at the club's actions in dealing with the demands of NCWO. The NCWO pressed the CBS network not to televise the 2003 tournament but was rebuffed by the network. However, many corporations declined to sponsor the tournament, a sure indication that the NCWO campaign had some success.

Cross-references

Gay and Lesbian Rights; Women's Rights.

CLUB. An association of persons.It differs from a partnership in this, that the members of a club have no authority to bind each other further than they are authorized, either expressly or by implication, as each other's agents in the particular transaction; whereas in trading associations, or common partnerships, one partner may bind his co-partners, as each has a right of property in the whole. 2 Mees. & Welsh. 172; Colly, Partn. 31; Story, Partn. 144; Wordsworth on Joint Stock Companies, 154, et seq.; 6 W. & S. 67; 3, W. & S. 118.

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noun a group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common

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noun a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

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noun golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

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noun a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it

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noun a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink