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n. A small exclusive group of friends or associates.

verb-intransitive. Informal To form, associate in, or act as a clique.

n. A small, exclusive group of individuals; cabal

n. A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.

n. A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.

v. To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.

n. A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used in a bad sense.

verb-intransitive. To To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; -- used with together.

n. A party; a set; a coterie; specifically, a body or group of persons associated informally for some exclusive or intriguing purpose.

To form cliques or exclusive sets; associate together in cliques, usually with unworthy or selfish motives.

n. an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

"We'll have a look today at a brand new documentary, filmmakers going inside Enron's company walls to expose what they call a clique of corporate cowboys."

cliqued    cliques   

band    set    lot    circle   

cliquey   

hard core    kitchen cabinet    galere    faction    Mafia    military junta    brain trust    rogues' gallery    junto    cabal   

plot    set    inner circle    camp    in group    coterie   

Cheek    Creek    Dominique    Greek    Martinique    Monique    Mozambique    Sikh    Tariq    Zeke   

coterie    faction    cabal    oligarchy    caste    schemer    aristocracy    élite    minority