support group

English

Noun

support group (plural support groups)

  1. A group of nonprofessional people who support each other over a problem which all members share.
    If you can't stay sober, you need a support group like Alcoholics Anonymous.
    • 2018 July 26, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “A documentary muckraker takes on the tech sector of health in The Bleeding Edge”, in The Onion AV Club‎:
      Its heroes are the women who meet in support groups and through Facebook; who talk openly about ruined sex lives and medical horrors; who come out to picket shareholder meetings and industry conferences.

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