Definition of claque in English:

claque

noun klakklɑːkklæk

1A group of sycophantic followers.
the President was surrounded by a claque of scheming bureaucrats
Example sentencesExamples
- Still, with a sycophantic media claque in close support, his is the dominant voice in public discourse.
- He got clapped and cheered by the audience, or at least by the noisy loyalist claque who are dotted about the hall.
- How on earth could we have put this scheming, mendacious little man and his miserable claque back in office for another three years?
- If you wrap your derision in the flag, you'll always have a claque of bootlickers eager to excuse whatever you do.
- In even earlier times, politicians - even party leaders - used to address open public meetings in their election campaigns, not just carefully screened, ticket-only claques.
- And let us not forget the chilling spectacle of that State of the Union address, with the claque and brass popping up with applause at every stumbling word like so many automatons at a court masque for their Sun King.
2A group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker.
Example sentencesExamples
- No claque of paid liars can cheapen the sacrifice and nobility of the cause.
- This has been attributed to the workings of the claque of a rival singer; but whatever the truth of the matter, it was Albani's first and last appearance in that theatre.
- Perhaps it was a claque: a paid band of willing clappers.
- What Stravinsky leaves out, though is the fact that much of the booing was due to a claque that had been paid by enemies of the composer to disrupt the performance.
- Visually and choreographically, the show is a snore, but you might be awakened by the hyperboisterous audience carrying on like a claque, which it may have been.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, from claquer 'to clap'. The practice of paying members of an audience for their support originated at the Paris opera.

Rhymes

aback, alack, attack, back, black, brack, clack, crack, Dirac, drack, flack, flak, hack, jack, Kazakh, knack, lack, lakh, mac, mach, Nagorno-Karabakh, pack, pitchblack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, shack, shellac, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, vac, wack, whack, wrack, yak, Zack

Definition of claque in US English:

claque

nounklækklak

1A group of sycophantic followers.
the President was surrounded by a claque of scheming bureaucrats
Example sentencesExamples
- How on earth could we have put this scheming, mendacious little man and his miserable claque back in office for another three years?
- Still, with a sycophantic media claque in close support, his is the dominant voice in public discourse.
- If you wrap your derision in the flag, you'll always have a claque of bootlickers eager to excuse whatever you do.
- In even earlier times, politicians - even party leaders - used to address open public meetings in their election campaigns, not just carefully screened, ticket-only claques.
- He got clapped and cheered by the audience, or at least by the noisy loyalist claque who are dotted about the hall.
- And let us not forget the chilling spectacle of that State of the Union address, with the claque and brass popping up with applause at every stumbling word like so many automatons at a court masque for their Sun King.
2A group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker.
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps it was a claque: a paid band of willing clappers.
- Visually and choreographically, the show is a snore, but you might be awakened by the hyperboisterous audience carrying on like a claque, which it may have been.
- This has been attributed to the workings of the claque of a rival singer; but whatever the truth of the matter, it was Albani's first and last appearance in that theatre.
- No claque of paid liars can cheapen the sacrifice and nobility of the cause.
- What Stravinsky leaves out, though is the fact that much of the booing was due to a claque that had been paid by enemies of the composer to disrupt the performance.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, from claquer ‘to clap’. The practice of paying members of an audience for their support originated at the Paris opera.

单词	claque
释义	Definition of claque in English: claque noun klakklɑːkklæk 1A group of sycophantic followers. the President was surrounded by a claque of scheming bureaucrats Example sentencesExamples Still, with a sycophantic media claque in close support, his is the dominant voice in public discourse. He got clapped and cheered by the audience, or at least by the noisy loyalist claque who are dotted about the hall. How on earth could we have put this scheming, mendacious little man and his miserable claque back in office for another three years? If you wrap your derision in the flag, you'll always have a claque of bootlickers eager to excuse whatever you do. In even earlier times, politicians - even party leaders - used to address open public meetings in their election campaigns, not just carefully screened, ticket-only claques. And let us not forget the chilling spectacle of that State of the Union address, with the claque and brass popping up with applause at every stumbling word like so many automatons at a court masque for their Sun King. 2A group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker. Example sentencesExamples No claque of paid liars can cheapen the sacrifice and nobility of the cause. This has been attributed to the workings of the claque of a rival singer; but whatever the truth of the matter, it was Albani's first and last appearance in that theatre. Perhaps it was a claque: a paid band of willing clappers. What Stravinsky leaves out, though is the fact that much of the booing was due to a claque that had been paid by enemies of the composer to disrupt the performance. Visually and choreographically, the show is a snore, but you might be awakened by the hyperboisterous audience carrying on like a claque, which it may have been. Origin Mid 19th century: French, from claquer 'to clap'. The practice of paying members of an audience for their support originated at the Paris opera. Rhymes aback, alack, attack, back, black, brack, clack, crack, Dirac, drack, flack, flak, hack, jack, Kazakh, knack, lack, lakh, mac, mach, Nagorno-Karabakh, pack, pitchblack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, shack, shellac, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, vac, wack, whack, wrack, yak, Zack Definition of claque in US English: claque nounklækklak 1A group of sycophantic followers. the President was surrounded by a claque of scheming bureaucrats Example sentencesExamples How on earth could we have put this scheming, mendacious little man and his miserable claque back in office for another three years? Still, with a sycophantic media claque in close support, his is the dominant voice in public discourse. If you wrap your derision in the flag, you'll always have a claque of bootlickers eager to excuse whatever you do. In even earlier times, politicians - even party leaders - used to address open public meetings in their election campaigns, not just carefully screened, ticket-only claques. He got clapped and cheered by the audience, or at least by the noisy loyalist claque who are dotted about the hall. And let us not forget the chilling spectacle of that State of the Union address, with the claque and brass popping up with applause at every stumbling word like so many automatons at a court masque for their Sun King. 2A group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker. Example sentencesExamples Perhaps it was a claque: a paid band of willing clappers. Visually and choreographically, the show is a snore, but you might be awakened by the hyperboisterous audience carrying on like a claque, which it may have been. This has been attributed to the workings of the claque of a rival singer; but whatever the truth of the matter, it was Albani's first and last appearance in that theatre. No claque of paid liars can cheapen the sacrifice and nobility of the cause. What Stravinsky leaves out, though is the fact that much of the booing was due to a claque that had been paid by enemies of the composer to disrupt the performance. Origin Mid 19th century: French, from claquer ‘to clap’. The practice of paying members of an audience for their support originated at the Paris opera.
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