clique

noun

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\ ˈklik

also ˈklēk

Definition of clique

: a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons especially : one held together by common interests, views, or purposes high school cliques

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Other Words from clique

cliquey \ ˈkli-kē

also ˈklē-

\ adjective

cliquish \ ˈkli-kish

\ adjective

cliquishly adverb

cliquishness noun

Examples of clique in a Sentence

that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table

Recent Examples on the Web For The Diplomats, activity surrounding the Verzuz contest gave the rap clique their best weekly streaming performance in nearly three years. — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2021 Burlington at this point, for decades has been essentially a one party town with a relatively conservative Democratic ruling clique that has just had a hammerlock on city politics. — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2021 The Times first reported on the Compton clique in 2018, when a deputy admitted under oath to having a tattoo on his calf depicting a skull with a rifle and a military-style helmet emerging from flames. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2021 That kune start up just shows funding has a clique.. — Ciku Kimeria, Quartz, 25 June 2021 But Monet, Luna, and Julien's other friends don't know this, and the first few episodes center on Zoya's immersion into their clique. — Christopher Ros, Glamour, 7 July 2021 And once again, an alpha clique is regally ensconced at lunchtime upon the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2021 The series expands on the world of New York introduced in the movie Skate Kitchen, with a fractious clique of young women skaters traversing various boroughs, doing various substances, almost always in dappled sunlight. — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 May 2021 Federal authorities have accused the utility and its affiliate of paying $60 million in bribes to then-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and a clique of allies to prime the legislative pump. — John Caniglia, cleveland, 22 May 2021

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