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claque

/ˈklæk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
  2. 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.
  3. A group of fawning admirers.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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