clique

1. A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually having some common characteristic such as lifestyle or social status, or common purpose; specifically one formed for disreputable purposes, or which purports to be an authority on a particular matter; a cabal.

   Near-synonyms: circle, faction, gang

   This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques.

   Clique

   кли́каklíka, группиро́вкаgruppiróvka

   клі́каklíka

2. (broadly)A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.

   The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete.

   Clique

   кли́каklíka

   клікаklika

3. (Internet, broadly)A group of related websites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.

4. (China, broadly, historical)An informal faction in the Republic of China (1912–1949) led by one or more warlords exercising regional control through local armed forces (particularly during the Warlord Era); a regional junta.

1. Sami blended in with the clique.

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2. Sami bounced from clique to clique.

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3. Sami's school was very cliqued up.

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4. Sami was part of the couple's clique.

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5. Sami quickly blended in with the clique.

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