Associations to the word «Claque»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CLAQUE, noun. A group of followers hired to applaud at a performance.

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain