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Word: Claque
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: French, from claquer ‘to clap’. The practice of paying members of an audience for their support originated at the Paris opera
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
klak
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a group of sycophantic followers
Short Definition:group of sycophantic followers
Examples:- he was surrounded by a claque of scheming bureaucrats
Definition:
a group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker.
Short Definition:group of people hired to applaud or heckle performer or public speaker
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