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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Claque \Claque\, n. [F.]
   1. A collection of persons employed to applaud at a
      theatrical exhibition.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. a group of sycophantic followers.
      [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

claque
    n 1: a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance