noun. A group of persons hired to applaud at a performance.

noun. A group of fawning admirers.

noun. In theaters, a set of men, called claqueurs, distributed through the audience, and hired to applaud the piece or the actors; the system of paid applause.

noun. Hence Any band of admirers applauding and praising from interested motives.

noun. A collection of persons employed to applaud at a theatrical exhibition.

noun. a group of sycophantic followers.

noun. A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.

noun. 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.

noun. A group of fawning admirers.

noun. a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance

"At one public meeting open to all a 'claque' of Islamists urged the adoption of Sharia Law (the first time I heard mention of this name for the summary justice system of the theocrats)."

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