Claque Definition

klăk
noun
A group of people paid to go to a play, opera, etc. and applaud.
Webster's New World
A group of admiring or fawning followers.
Webster's New World

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.

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Other Word Forms of Claque

Noun

Singular:
claque
Plural:
claques

Origin of Claque

  • French from claquer to clap of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French claquer (“to clap one's hands”).

    From Wiktionary

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