Clique
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A clique is a small group of people who like the same things. Most cliques are made by teenagers in high schools and colleges, and most of the time cliques are made by girls. Sometimes, people use the word clique to talk about groups of adults too, but they are usually talking about groups of politicians, for example.
In a clique there is a person who tells everybody what to do (called a "leader"), the people who do what the leader says (called "followers") and people who are not liked by the leader (called "outcasts").
A clique can be a good and a bad thing. It can be good because the people in it do things together and become good friends, but it can also be bad, because the leader may tell the followers to do things which are wrong, such as smoking cigarettes. Cliques can also be bad because the outcasts may get hurt by the people from the clique, both because they may get punched and because they can feel alone because they are not in the group.