clique

• It “smells” Transcendentalism, as the French say, and, of all things, any aspect of a clique is to be avoided. —  Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis
• "The Dalai Lama clique is confusing right and wrong," said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu. —  BBC (UK) Homepage main promotional content
• Even from historical books written by Western scholars, people can draw the conclusion that Tibet under the rule of the Dalai Lama clique was a society of feudal serfdom that trampled human rights and easily reminded visitors of the dark age of medieval Europe.
• * Honorary founder of the 'I owned a WB I was scared to hunt as it reared like a barsteward but i did do day to day horse riding / husbandry chores and not just a pat the pony WB owner' clique*
• * Honorary member of the 'We don't regularly wash our joddies and are secretly Tramps' clique*

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