club culture

British

noun

the practice of protecting the reputation of one's workforce in the face of criticism, above all other considerations

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In May that year, Woodall took her concerns about a boys' club culture and the retaliation she was facing to the top of the organisation.

From BBC

Maike Schoeneberg, a 33-year-old Berliner, said that "all the clubs that I knew when I came of age are closing. The club culture in Berlin seems like it's going to pieces."

From Barron's

Alongside exhibitions and performances linking club culture to other parts of the Berlin arts scene, the festival awarded prizes to certain clubs for their initiatives.

From Barron's

The awards include two new categories this year - portrait and festivals - with an additional guest category called club culture.

From BBC

His first release as a solo artist, it sees the star embrace the sounds of 80s club culture, with influences ranging from the queer-coded pop of Erasure and Pet Shop Boys to the thunderous drum sounds of Janet Jackson and Art Of Noise.

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