claque
/klæk/noun
उच्चारण क्लैक
किराये के ताली बजाने वाले, चाटुकार-मंडली
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[C] formal, disapproving
a group of people who are paid to clap at a performance; a group of people who praise a person in a way that is not sincere
किराये के ताली बजाने वाले, चाटुकार-मंडली
- the minister's claque of supporters
- The singer arrived with a claque who applauded every note, however flat.
- The actor hired a claque to cheer for him.
+ 2 more examples
- A claque in the front rows clapped before the song had ended.
- The leader was followed everywhere by a claque of flatterers.
Synonyms sycophants flatterers toadies hangers-on entourage
Opposite critics detractors
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often: a group of people paid to applaud is a claque; a person who praises somebody powerful to gain advantage a sycophant or toady; a person who agrees with everything the boss says a yes-man; people who follow an important person a retinue or entourage.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: ताली बजाने के लिए पैसे पाने वाले लोगों का समूह claque; लाभ के लिए शक्तिशाली की प्रशंसा करने वाला sycophant या toady (चाटुकार); बॉस की हर बात से सहमत होने वाला yes-man; किसी महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति के साथ चलने वाले लोग retinue या entourage।