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A clique (pronounced AmE /klɪk/, BrE /kliːk/) is an informal and restricted social group formed by people who share common interests or patterns of behavior. They are often subsets of larger social groups and are most commonly associated with teenagers, although they may exist anywhere. Teenage cliques have been relevantly addressed in both literature and cinema. An example of cliques is in the game Bully, which contains various stereotypical social groups such as nerd, jocks, and bullies, among others.

Cliques also exist politically, in the form of ruling cliques or a group of politicians who limit control of others through insular conduct. Political cliques are often a feature of corruption when power is not shared equally among those who are supposedly on a level footing. A complex series of military alliances between warlords in a civil war can form cliques, as did the Zhili clique in the history of the Republic of China. Similar situations also featured in the rise of Nazi Germany, and are also common in many Middle Eastern and South American nations which are not wholly democratic.

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Clique may refer to:
  • clique in society
  • ruling clique in politics
  • clique in graph theory or the related clique problem
  • The Clique, a famous 1990s group of professional wrestlers
  • The Clique (band), musical groups

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Ame, AME, or AmE may refer to
  • Amé, a soft drink
  • African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Agreed Medical Evaluator
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  • Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, in Canada
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BRE may refer to:
  • Barren Realms Elite, a multi-player bulletin board system strategy game.
  • Business rules engine, a software system that helps manage and execute business rules.
  • Bachelor of Religious Education.
  • The UK's Building Research Establishment.

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In sociology, a group is usually defined as a collection of humans or animals, who share certain characteristics, interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity.
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Bully, also known as Canis Canem Edit (Latin for "dog eat dog") in the PAL region,[2] is a third person action-adventure video game released by Rockstar Vancouver for the PlayStation 2 on October 17 2006 in the United States, and October 25
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Nerd, as a stereotypical, archetypal and frequently derogatory designation, refers to a person who passionately pursues intellectual or esoteric knowledge or pastimes rather than engaging in social life, such as participating in organized sports or other mainstream social
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Jock is a name for both people and things. For its etymologies, translations, and slang meanings not stated below, check Wiktionary.


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Bullies is a 1986 action-drama film about a feud between two families in a small town in a similar vein to the story of Romeo and Juliet. The film was directed by Paul Lynch, and stars Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, and Olivia d'Abo.
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A ruling clique is a group of people who jointly rule an oligarchic form of government.

Ruling cliques generally differ from another type of oligarchy: a military junta. Military juntas are always ruled by military personnel (often high-ranking like general).
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A military alliance is an agreement between two, or more, military factions; related to wartime planning, commitments, or contingencies; such agreements can be both defensive and offensive.
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A warlord is a person with power who has de facto military control of a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. The term can also mean one who espouses the ideal that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to
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civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power.

Some civil wars are categorized as revolutions when major societal restructuring is a possible outcome of the conflict.
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The Zhili clique (Chinese: 直(隶)系军阀; Pinyin: Zhí (Lì) Xì Jūn Fá
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Middle East is a historical and political region of Africa-Eurasia with no clear boundaries. The term "Middle East" was popularized around 1900 in Britain, and has been criticized for its loose definition.
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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Adolescence is a transitional stage of human development that occurs between childhood and adulthood. Adolescent humans go through puberty, the process of sexual maturation.
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<noinclude></noinclude> Bullying is the act of intentionally causing unhappiness to others through verbal harassment, physical assault, or other more subtle methods of coercion such as manipulation. There is currently no legal definition of bullying.
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A cabal is a number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in a church, state, or other community by intrigue . Cabals are sometimes secret organizations composed of a few designing persons, and at other times are manifestations
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A Youth subculture is a youth-based subculture with distinct styles, behaviors and interests. According to subculture theorists such as Dick Hebdige, members of a subculture often signal their membership by making distinctive and symbolic tangible
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Crowd psychology is a branch of social psychology. Ordinary people can typically gain direct power by acting collectively. Historically, because large groups of people have been able to affect dramatic and sudden social change in a manner that bypasses established due process, they
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social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, idea, financial exchange, friends, kinship, dislike, conflict, trade, web links, sexual
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Angus is a 1995 film directed by Patrick Read Johnson and written by Jill Gordon. The majority of Angus was taped in Owatonna, Minnesota at the Owatonna High School.
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The Breakfast Club is a 1985 teen film widely considered as the definitive work in the genre. Written and directed by John Hughes, the storyline follows five teenagers (each representing a different clique in high
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Clueless is a 1995 comedy film loosely based on Emma by Jane Austen, but set in a Beverly Hills high school. It was written and directed by Amy Heckerling and produced by Scott Rudin.
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High School Musical is an American telefilm. Released on January 20, 2006, it was one of the most successful Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOM) produced, with a television sequel
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Jawbreaker may refer to:
  • Gobstopper, a hard candy with multiple layers
  • Jawbreaker (band), a San Francisco punk rock band
  • Jawbreaker (film), a 1999 film directed by Darren Stein and starring Rose McGowan

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Mean Girls is a 2004 film directed by Mark Waters (Freaky Friday
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Odd Girl Out is a 2005 drama telefilm starring Alexa Vega (Vanessa), Lisa Vidal (Barbara), Elizabeth Rice (Nikki), Alicia Morton (Tiffany), Leah Pipes (Stacy), Shari Dyon Perry (Emily), Joey Nappo (Ezra) and Chad Biagini (Tony).
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