claque

• Oscar faced the American Philistine public without his accustomed "claque", and under these circumstances a half-success was evidence of considerable power. —  Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions
• You know the claque is a set of men who are hired to clap at certain points in the play indicated beforehand to them, in order that the audience may appreciate the most salient points and join the applause, if they wish to. —  In the Courts of Memory 1858-1875
• The right-wing claque, on the other hand, is continuing to drift off into the gamma quadrant. —  Matthew Yglesias
• The only difference between this gaggle of pro-Israel hawks and the Bush claque is that they are more adept at creating the illusion of a "peace process" to conceal the theft of Palestinian land. —  CounterPunch
• Bottom line: this wasn't a claque, and diversity of opinions is welcome and will be improved on as we go along, provided we can keep a good discussion going. —  Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

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