CLAQUE


Meaning of CLAQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklak ]

noun

Etymology: French, from claquer to clap, of imitative origin

Date: 1848

1. : a group hired to applaud at a performance

2. : a group of sycophants

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.