claque
noun [ C ] uk/klæk/ us/klæk/
坚定的支持者;奉承拍马的一伙人
a group of people who admire and support a person very strongly and agree with what he or she says or does
Even in her darkest hours Margaret Thatcher had her passionate advocates, her loud claque of admirers. 即使在她最黑暗的日子里，撒切尔夫人也有很多热情的拥护者，大声发表观点的坚定支持者。
（旧时受雇到剧场、夜总会等）鼓掌捧场的一伙人
in the past, a group of people who were paid to applaud (= show approval of) a performer or performers, for example in the theatre
Such people are the 21st-century equivalent of the claque, paid not with cash but with an invitation to the post-show party. 这些人堪称21世纪的专业捧场人，他们得到的报酬不是现金，而是受邀参加演出后的派对。