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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Clique \Clique\ (kl[=e]k), n. [F., fr. OF. cliquer to click. See
Click, v. i.]
A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or
for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used
in a bad sense.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Clique \Clique\, v. i.
To To associate together in a clannish way; to act with
others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; -- used with
together.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
clique
n 1: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn:
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack,
camp]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "clique":
age group, associate with, assort with, band, battalion, bevy,
body, brigade, bunch, cabal, cadre, camarilla, camp, cast, cell,
charmed circle, chum, chum together, chum with, circle, clan,
clique with, closed circle, club together, cohort, company,
complement, consort with, contingent, corps, coterie, covey, crew,
crowd, detachment, detail, division, elite, elite group, faction,
fellowship, fleet, flock together, fraternize, gang, group,
grouping, groupment, hang around with, hang out with,
herd together, hobnob with, in-group, ingroup, inner circle, join,
join in fellowship, junta, junto, keep company with, mingle with,
mix with, mob, movement, out-group, outfit, pack, pal, pal up with,
pal with, party, peer group, phalanx, platoon, posse, regiment,
ring, run in couples, run with, salon, set, sort with, squad,
stable, string, take up with, team, tie up with, tribe, troop,
troupe, we-group, wing
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) :
clique
A maximal totally connected subgraph.
Given a graph with nodes N, a clique C is a subset of N
where every node in C is directly connected to every other
node in C (i.e. C is totally connected), and C contains all
such nodes (C is maximal). In other words, a clique contains
all, and only, those nodes which are directly connected to all
other nodes in the clique.
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