Look up: claque

1. claque
   [n] - a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
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2. claque
   Body of people formerly hired to applaud in theatres and thus ensure the success of a play. According to the Roman historian Suetonius, the emperor Nero had 5,000 paid applauders who attended his...
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3. Claque
   Claque noun [ French] A collection of persons employed to applaud at a theatrical exhibition.
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4. claque
   noun a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
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5. Claque
   • (n.) A collection of persons employed to applaud at a theatrical exhibition.
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6. claque
   (French claquer: `to clap`), organized body of persons who, either for hire or from other motives, band together to applaud or deride a performance ...
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7. Claque
   A claque was a body of men and women (known as claqueurs) hired to applaud, laugh and weep as appropriate in theatres with the intention of making the show a success. It originated in France around 1760 and ceased around 1878.
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8. Claque
   `Claque` (French for "clap") is an organized body of professional applauders in French theatres and opera houses. Members of a claque are called `claqueurs`. Hiring people to applaud dramatic performances was common in classical times. For example, when the emperor Nero acted, he had his p...
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