clique

Meanings

Plural: cliques

Noun

• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
• A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
• A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
• A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.

Verb

• To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.

Synonyms

camp, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack

Antonyms

independent set

Related Words

claque, cliquey