Definition

Proper noun: * An international service organization: Rotary International is a global network of business and professional leaders who volunteer to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and advance goodwill and peace around the world.

Usage

• Rotary International is typically used as the official name of the organization. It functions as a singular proper noun.
• It is often shortened informally to "Rotary" in general conversation (e.g., "He's a member of Rotary").

Examples

• As a subject:
  • Rotary International has clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas.
  • Rotary International's main goal is to provide service to others.
• As an object:
  • She decided to join Rotary International to contribute to her community.
  • The project received funding from Rotary International.

Advanced Usage

• "A Rotary International club" / "A Rotary club": Refers to a local chapter of the larger organization.
  • The Rotary International club in our city organizes a charity run every year.
• Context of membership and service: The term is strongly associated with community service, philanthropy, and the ideal of "Service Above Self."
  • Through Rotary International, he has participated in clean water projects in developing nations.

Variants and Related Words

• Rotary (n): The common, shortened name for Rotary International.
  • He attends the Rotary meeting every Wednesday.
• Rotarian (n): A member of a Rotary club.
  • The local Rotarians volunteered at the food bank.

Synonyms

• Service organization: A general term for a group focused on charitable work.
• Civic club: A club for businesspeople involved in community service (this is a more general and less specific synonym).

Related Phrases

• "The Rotary Foundation": The charitable arm of Rotary International.
  • Donations to The Rotary Foundation support educational and humanitarian grants worldwide.
• "Rotary's areas of focus": Refers to the organization's primary humanitarian goals, such as promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water, saving mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies.

Noun

1. a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace