Clique
noun
A small group of people who spend time together and do not allow others to join them.
There's a clique at school that won't let anyone else in.
Often appears as...
- high school clique
- join a clique
noun
A tight group of people sharing a common interest or goal, often seen as elitist or exclusive.
What I dislike about the art world is it's such a clique.
Often appears as...
- intellectual clique
- political clique
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Disapproving
Academic
noun
A small group of people who spend time together and do not allow others to join them.
There's a clique at school that won't let anyone else in.
Often appears as...
- high school clique
- join a clique
noun
A tight group of people sharing a common interest or goal, often seen as elitist or exclusive.
What I dislike about the art world is it's such a clique.
Often appears as...
- intellectual clique
- political clique
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Exclusivity
Clique suggests a group is exclusive and possibly unwelcoming to new members.
She felt left out of the office clique.
Pro Tip 2/3Small Size
'Clique' often refers to a small, select group of people.
They have their own little clique within the club.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
The word 'clique' can carry a negative tone, hinting at snobbery or exclusion.
He didn't like the school because of its cliques.
Pro Tip 1/3Exclusivity
Clique suggests a group is exclusive and possibly unwelcoming to new members.
She felt left out of the office clique.
Pro Tip 2/3Small Size
'Clique' often refers to a small, select group of people.
They have their own little clique within the club.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
The word 'clique' can carry a negative tone, hinting at snobbery or exclusion.
He didn't like the school because of its cliques.
Pro Tip 1/3Exclusivity
Clique suggests a group is exclusive and possibly unwelcoming to new members.
She felt left out of the office clique.
Pro Tip 2/3Small Size
'Clique' often refers to a small, select group of people.
They have their own little clique within the club.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
The word 'clique' can carry a negative tone, hinting at snobbery or exclusion.
He didn't like the school because of its cliques.
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125th Anniversary...
anomaly and if a bunch of them agree the night let's go take a closer look and i just added up the stats about how much time people have spent on this you know and you know we look at everybody contributing us as an equal valued part because all those little data points are very very important to us but when you add up all their cliques and all the
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"To This Day" ... for...
Because maybe you didn't belong to a group or a clique. Maybe they decided to pick you last for basketball or everything. Maybe you used to bring bruises and broken teeth to show-and-tell, but never told, because how can you hold your ground if everyone around you wants to bury you beneath it? You have to believe that they were wrong.
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How bees help plants...
in times when you're not around to help. Finally, in addition to nestedness, the networks are usually modular. This means that the species in a network are compartmentalized into modules of plants and animals that interact more with each other than with species in other modules. Think of them like social cliques.
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The birth of a word -...
someone to comment on it and then we follower that comment goes and look at the entire social graph that becomes activated and then trace back to see the relationship between that social graph and content very interesting structure becomes visible we call this a co-viewing clique a virtual living room
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How I went from child...
There were things that were sadly familiar, like hearing gunshots at night and the streets looking impoverished. But there were things that were also very different. Like when I started first grade, I noticed how the kids played in groups. In America, we call them "cliques."
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Dolphins: Even Smarter...
that are formed. Social behaviors. But, you know, groups would form little cliques, males fighting with each other, mating groups and so forth. Quite interesting. You know, the way they raise revenue at this place, or places like this, is through these dolphin experiences,
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Deb Roy: The birth of a...
and then we follow where that comment goes, and then look at the entire social graph that becomes activated and then trace back to see the relationship between that social graph and content, a very interesting structure becomes visible. We call this a co-viewing clique,
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The secret to great...
It makes us comfortable to be around people who are similar. The problem is when we're on a precipice, right? When we're in trouble, when we need new ideas, when we need new jobs, when we need new resources -- this is when we really pay a price for living in a clique.
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Prison Family PIPE National...
doing what you're supposed to do oh good I'll go get at you flat out she go she gonna push you out shaman made me today relationships between inmates are a fact of life here ranging from cliques like Terrell's to romantic couples
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Wrangling Wild Horses in...
it's more about the camaraderie than it is about the practicality of it when you got a herd of hundred and twenty horses that you've raised and bred you can kind of see the little cliques that they get
Video examples
125th Anniversary...
anomaly and if a bunch of them agree the night let's go take a closer look and i just added up the stats about how much time people have spent on this you know and you know we look at everybody contributing us as an equal valued part because all those little data points are very very important to us but when you add up all their cliques and all the
Video examples
"To This Day" ... for...
Because maybe you didn't belong to a group or a clique. Maybe they decided to pick you last for basketball or everything. Maybe you used to bring bruises and broken teeth to show-and-tell, but never told, because how can you hold your ground if everyone around you wants to bury you beneath it? You have to believe that they were wrong.
Video examples
How bees help plants...
in times when you're not around to help. Finally, in addition to nestedness, the networks are usually modular. This means that the species in a network are compartmentalized into modules of plants and animals that interact more with each other than with species in other modules. Think of them like social cliques.
Video examples
The birth of a word -...
someone to comment on it and then we follower that comment goes and look at the entire social graph that becomes activated and then trace back to see the relationship between that social graph and content very interesting structure becomes visible we call this a co-viewing clique a virtual living room
Video examples
How I went from child...
There were things that were sadly familiar, like hearing gunshots at night and the streets looking impoverished. But there were things that were also very different. Like when I started first grade, I noticed how the kids played in groups. In America, we call them "cliques."
Video examples
Dolphins: Even Smarter...
that are formed. Social behaviors. But, you know, groups would form little cliques, males fighting with each other, mating groups and so forth. Quite interesting. You know, the way they raise revenue at this place, or places like this, is through these dolphin experiences,
Video examples
Deb Roy: The birth of a...
and then we follow where that comment goes, and then look at the entire social graph that becomes activated and then trace back to see the relationship between that social graph and content, a very interesting structure becomes visible. We call this a co-viewing clique,
Video examples
The secret to great...
It makes us comfortable to be around people who are similar. The problem is when we're on a precipice, right? When we're in trouble, when we need new ideas, when we need new jobs, when we need new resources -- this is when we really pay a price for living in a clique.
Video examples
Prison Family PIPE National...
doing what you're supposed to do oh good I'll go get at you flat out she go she gonna push you out shaman made me today relationships between inmates are a fact of life here ranging from cliques like Terrell's to romantic couples
Video examples
Wrangling Wild Horses in...
it's more about the camaraderie than it is about the practicality of it when you got a herd of hundred and twenty horses that you've raised and bred you can kind of see the little cliques that they get
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Cassadee Pope
American Musician
I always felt different because I didn't pick one specific clique or group to be a part of, and I didn't choose one thing to be. I cheered, sang in chorus, was in student government, played in rock bands, went to dirt races in western PA... My interests have always been diverse.
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John Cusack
American Actor
I was never into the popular school or clique or anything. Then I started doing movies when I was in high school, so then I got popular. Then the girls paid attention to you who didn't before.
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Katy Perry
American Musician
I was never really attached to a clique, and I wanted to be in all the different groups; I was never a one-group kind of person. I think that's still part of my personality today.
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Aimee Teegarden
American Actress
I don't know if I've ever been in a clique. The older I've gotten, the more I've realized what a true friend really is. So my friendship circle has changed a bit.
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Ric Ocasek
Musician
The most important thing to a lot of people, is to belong to something that's hip or whatever. To be a part of something that's not society, just a clique.
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Tom Waits
American Musician
I didn't really want to be part of a clique or a niche. But I also was looking for my own voice, as a writer, y'know? And a world I could call my own.
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Lucy Hale
American Actress
I don't really believe in cliques - I think everyone can be friends with everyone.
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John Bercow
British Politician
I've never been much given to little social cliques.
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Janel Parrish
American Actress
In every high school, there is a clique.
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Kate Bosworth
American Actress
I felt uncomfortable in cliques.
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Cassadee Pope
American Musician
I always felt different because I didn't pick one specific clique or group to be a part of, and I didn't choose one thing to be. I cheered, sang in chorus, was in student government, played in rock bands, went to dirt races in western PA... My interests have always been diverse.
Quote examples
John Cusack
American Actor
I was never into the popular school or clique or anything. Then I started doing movies when I was in high school, so then I got popular. Then the girls paid attention to you who didn't before.
Quote examples
Katy Perry
American Musician
I was never really attached to a clique, and I wanted to be in all the different groups; I was never a one-group kind of person. I think that's still part of my personality today.
Quote examples
Aimee Teegarden
American Actress
I don't know if I've ever been in a clique. The older I've gotten, the more I've realized what a true friend really is. So my friendship circle has changed a bit.
Quote examples
Ric Ocasek
Musician
The most important thing to a lot of people, is to belong to something that's hip or whatever. To be a part of something that's not society, just a clique.
Quote examples
Tom Waits
American Musician
I didn't really want to be part of a clique or a niche. But I also was looking for my own voice, as a writer, y'know? And a world I could call my own.
Quote examples
Lucy Hale
American Actress
I don't really believe in cliques - I think everyone can be friends with everyone.
Quote examples
John Bercow
British Politician
I've never been much given to little social cliques.
Quote examples
Janel Parrish
American Actress
In every high school, there is a clique.
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Kate Bosworth
American Actress
I felt uncomfortable in cliques.
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