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CLAQUE
claque
(noun) a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
claque (plural claques)
A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
A group of fawning admirers.
Anagrams
• calque
Source: Wiktionary
Claque, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A collection of persons employed to applaud at a theatrical exhibition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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