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Meanings of clique in English

Portuguese
camarilha
Catalan
trepa
Spanish
peña

An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose.

        camarilha
        Russian
        клика
        Portuguese
        clique
        Spanish
        clique

        Subset of the vertices of a node-link graph that are all adjacent to each other.

              клика
              Russian
              клика
              Catalan
              clique

              Group of people who interact with each other and share similar interests.

                    клика
                    Usage of clique in English
                    1
                    Rebellion was in the blood of the king and the court clique.
                    Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile)
                    2
                    The Montgomery clique was of course a continual thorn in her side.
                    A Little Miss Nobody; Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall
                    3
                    But enough of unsavory him: the clique remained and treasured his doctrine.
                    The Crest-Wave of Evolution / A Course of Lectures in History, G...
                    4
                    Colonel Beston is always with your particular clique-andshe is very unhappy.
                    The Heavenly Twins
                    5
                    He and his little clique don't own the earth in fee simple.
                    The Grafters
                    6
                    Now the characteristic juvenile group is the clique numbering five or six.
                    The new yorker
                    7
                    For the stoic clique, Desmaison's latest publicity stunt constituted the final straw.
                    Rock and Ice Magazine
                    8
                    The clique which had rated his reticence stingy was eager to believe.
                    Winner Take All
                    9
                    Ethan wasn't part of Sutton's clique, nor did he want to be.
                    Two Truths and a Lie
                    10
                    It's very demanding, being in the most popular clique at Ashton Prep.
                    Survival of the Fiercest
                    11
                    It came either from Galloway or from some one of his clique.
                    The Grain of Dust: A Novel
                    12
                    The railroad gang, bonanza barons, and banking clique, sweep the threshing floor.
                    The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
                    13
                    But no one in his clique supported him when it was revealed.
                    Anil's ghost
                    14
                    You've moved in a small and rarefied clique so far, my dear.
                    Dangerous Ages
                    15
                    Being attached to no clique he met with silence or hostility everywhere.
                    Jean-Christophe in Paris: The Market-Place, Antoinette, the Hous...
                    16
                    A governing class, or rather clique, was the first to become differentiated.
                    The Canadian Dominion: A Chronicle of Our Northern Neighbor
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                    Translations for clique
                    Portuguese
                    camarilhaclique
                    Russian
                    клика
                    Clique through the time
                    Clique across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common