English Dictionary

claque

/ˈklæk/

noun

(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo. / A group of fawning admirers.

The claque erupted into applause at the end of the performance.

意味（1）

(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.

The most popular singers have been obliged to give free tickets and even to donate cash, lest the claque retaliate by frantic applause at the wrong moment.

意味（2）

A group of fawning admirers.

意味（3）

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.