Ladies Auxiliary

American  

noun

1. an association whose members are usually the wives of members of an association with which it is affiliated.

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Example Sentences

Darcy Dougherty, head trustee of the ladies’ auxiliary for the Eagles, called the outbreak the “perfect storm.”

From Washington Times

The ladies’ auxiliary of the Rotary Club canceled the azalea contest which was to be held in the gymnasium of the high school.

From Literature

Arthur Zegers IV, an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, Zegers has been involved in politics since high school in upstate New York, where she became the youngest-known officer in the state’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies’ Auxiliary.

From Fox News

“The ladies’ auxiliary would wrap up presents, and we’d always have a big feed.”

From Washington Post

To meet the demand, Philoptochos, the Ladies’ Auxiliary of St. Demetrios, AKA The Sisterhood, hand-makes enormous quantities of Greek specialties, including moussaka, dolmathes and souvlaki, and sweets, such as galaktoboureko, loukoumades and koulourákia.

From Seattle Times