support group
Noun
Meaning
support group (plural support groups)
A group of people who informally support each other over a problem which all members share.
If you can't stay sober, you need a support group like Alcoholics Anonymous.
Synonyms
Examples
Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called everybody, and they meet at the bar.
Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer.
Have you ever noticed that there are no Maytag user groups? Nobody needs a mutual support group to run a washing machine.
I think I have an addiction to pretty much everything. I mean, I have to be very careful with myself as far as that goes, which is why I have a support group around me consistently.
I see creative-writing classes as some sort of AA meeting. It is more of a support group for people who write than an actual course in which you learn writing skills. This support group is extremely important because there is something very lonely about writing.
For future Snowdens, we want to show there is an organization that will do what we did for Snowden - as much as possible - in raising money for legal defense and public advocacy for whistleblowers so they know if they come forward there is a support group for them.