clique (kl k, kl k)n. A small exclusive group of friends or associates. intr.v. cliqued, cliqu·ing, cliques Informal To form, associate in, or act as a clique. [French, from Old French, latch or from obsolete French cliquer, to click, clink, of imitative origin.] cliqu  ey, cliquy, cliquish adj.cliqu ish·ly adv.cliqu ish·ness n. |
clique [kliːk klɪk]
n
a small, exclusive group of friends or associates
[from French, perhaps from Old French: latch, from cliquer to click; suggestive of the necessity to exclude nonmembers]
cliquish adj
cliquishly adv
cliquishness n
Clique a narrow circle of friends; an exclusive set, 1711. See also coterie, faction.
Example: clique of admirers.
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| Noun | 1. |  clique - an exclusive circle of people with a common purposeband, circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" Bloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles bohemia - a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style brain trust, kitchen cabinet - an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government loop - an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop" cabal, camarilla, faction, junto - a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue junta, military junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power galere, rogue's gallery - a coterie of undesirable people hard core - the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement |
clique
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n clique [kliːk]
a group of people who are friendly with each other but exclude others the golf-club clique. kliek زُمره، عُصبه клика parta klike die Clique κλίκα camarilla kildkond باند؛ دار ودسته kuppikunta clique קְלִיקָה, חֲבוָּרה गुट klika klikk klik klíka gruppo ristretto 徒党 (배타적인) 소집단 klika kliķe klik kliek klikk, krets klika panelinha clică, gaşcă клика partia, klika klika bratija klick, kotteri กลุ่มคนที่สมาคมเฉพาะพวกของตน grup, hizip, klik 小集團，小圈子，派系 кліка دوستوں کا گروہ đám 小集团
adj cliqu(e)y, ˈcliquish
kliekerig مَيّال إلى زُمْرَه، مُنْتَمٍ إلى زُمْرَه котерийно nepřístupný cizím, uzavřený klike- Cliquen-.... που ανήκει ή αναφέρεται σε κλίκες exclusivista kildkondlik, kamba- اهل باند بازی nurkkakuntainen exclusif בַּדלָנִי गुटबंदी से poput klike klikkszerű eksklusif klíkulegur ristretto 派閥的な 도당적인, 배타적인 uždaras kliķes- berklik kliekjesachtig som pleier å danne klikker, sammenrottet koteryjny exclusivo de gaşcă замкнутый cudzím neprístup-ný klikarski bratski klick-, kotteri- ที่ค่อนข้างชอบจับกลุ่ม ayrılıkçı, hizipçi 小集團的 замкнутий دوستی سے có tính bè lũ 小集团的
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