claque
[ klak ]
/ klæk /
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noun
a group of persons hired to applaud an act or performer.
a group of sycophants: The agency head was applauded, as always, by a claque of appointees.
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Origin of claque
First recorded in 1860–65; from French, derivative of claquer “to clap”
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claque
/ (klæk) /
noun
a group of people hired to applaud
a group of fawning admirers
Word Origin for claque
C19: from French, from claquer to clap, of imitative origin
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