clique
意味
- 徒党,閥
例文
I'm opposed to political power being monopolized within a clique.
政権のたらい回しは反対だ。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
The noun is borrowed from French clique (“exclusive group of individuals; (archaic or obsolete) group of people hired to applaud or boo, claque”), from cliquer (“to clap; to clack, to click”), ultimately of imitative origin. The proper noun and verb are derived from the noun.