youth group

American  

noun

1. an organization of young people, as for social purposes, usually under the sponsorship of a church, political organization, or the like.

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Etymology

Origin of youth group

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Meanwhile my mother and her three sisters attended mass and Catholic school and also the meetings of the Hitler Youth group for girls.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2021

The verdict upheld a ruling made by a lower court, rejecting arguments by Greenpeace and the Nature and Youth group that an oil licensing round had breached Norway's constitution.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2020

“Jojo Rabbit,” from filmmaker Taika Waititi, is about a young member of a Hitler Youth group.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2019

The Dutch-based Iranian Progressive Youth group has called for the Dutch government to investigate Bahrami's death.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2011

Those swaggering boys belong to the Jungvolk, the Hitler Youth group for boys ten to fourteen.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti