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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