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claque
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synonyms: claqueurs ???
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Definition:1. A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.2. 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.3. A group of fawning admirers.text from Wiktionary, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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A woman's voice sang out, “Baylee, Baylee.” And suddenly a claque of women crowded to the door and overflowed into the yard.
Maya Angelou. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)
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A National Guard said he recollected having seen the man, and even speaking to him, at the Opera on Friday night last. The National Guard describes him as belonging to the claque, or hired applauders of the theatre.
The Scotsman, 4 Jan. 1837
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she made up her mind to give just five roses to Rachel and see to the claque for her.
Marcel Proust. In Search of Lost Time [volume 7]
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