claque
/klæk/
noun
- A group of people hired to applaud or cheer a performer at a show, or more generally, a group of followers who support someone or something uncritically.
- The opera singer's claque sat in the front rows and clapped loudly after every aria.
- The comedian's claque laughed at every joke, even the ones that weren't funny.
- The CEO surrounded himself with a claque of yes-men who never disagreed with him.