Vocabulary
Clique
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.
Urdu meaning
گروہ، جتھہ، منڈلی، خاص لوگ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Prof Hussain described internal conditions in Afghanistan as `chaotic and full of explosive possibilities` and advised the Kabul ruling clique that if it had a tinge of sympathy [for] its people it should ...
- reported today that Siam`s ruling military clique gave Lt-Gen Kach Songkram choice of exile or death when police uncovered a plot in which, they alleged, he planned to use one division of troops to overthrow the Government.
- After being sworn in at a brief ceremony in Parliament Sheikh Mujib said in a voice shaking with emotion, `an international clique is making Bangladesh a playground`.
- reported today that Siam`s ruling military clique gave Lt-Gen Kach Songkram choice of exile or death when police uncovered a plot in which, they alleged, he planned to use one division of troops to overthrow the Government.
- After being sworn in at a brief ceremony in Parliament Sheikh Mujib said in a voice shaking with emotion, `an international clique is making Bangladesh a playground`.
Synonyms
coterie, circle, inner circle, crowd, in-crowd, set, group, pack, band,
Antonyms
loner, individualist
Curator example
“his flat became a haven for a clique of young men of similar tastes”
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