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clubmanship

clubmanship noun: cliquishness, as between members of a club.

Noun

clubmanship (uncountable)

  1. Cliquishness, as between members of a club.
    • In practice, once again, a lot of clubmanship was going on. Awards were going to someone's favorite student or someone else's friend.1988, Michael Whitney Straight, Nancy Hanks: An Intimate Portrait
  2. Behavior befitting a club member.
    • Recognition for good clubmanship — the aim and ambition of all — comes when you are invited to join the Marlowe Society; […]1962, New Theatre Magazine, volumes 4-5, page 13

Origin of clubmanship

From clubman + -ship.

Questions about clubmanship

What does clubmanship mean?
Clubmanship means cliquishness, as between members of a club.
What part of speech is clubmanship?
Clubmanship is a noun.

Words near clubmanship in the dictionary

  1. clubling
  2. clublings
  3. clubmaker
  4. clubmakers
  5. clubman
  6. clubmanship
  7. clubmaster
  8. clubmasters
  9. clubmate
  10. clubmates
  11. clubmember

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