Clique and State

Clique

Clique noun - A group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially.

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State and clique are semantically related. In some cases you can use "State" instead a noun "Clique".

Nearby Words: cliquish, cliquey

State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.

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Clique and state are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clique" instead a noun "State".

similar	similar clique	similar state
right	right clique	right state
small	small clique	small state
powerful	powerful clique	powerful state
Other adjectives: entire, rogue, former, different.

The Meiji Restoration that followed the shogunate allegedly reinstated the Emperor as head of state, but a clique of oligarchs and later military leaders continued to make the decisions.

Source: Puppet King
This is a fetish for Kumagawa of Medaka Box, to the point that he eventually names his clique in the school the Naked Apron Alliance, and continuously makes wagers where one or more of the losing females will have to serve him in this state.

Source: Naked Apron
True Companions: Rick and the rest of his high school clique from Albany fits into this trope, and in fact they chose to go to Empire State University together.

Source: Fan Fic / Ultimate Sleepwalker

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