The difference between Clique and Inner circle
When used as nouns, clique means a small, exclusive group of individuals, whereas inner circle means the closest of friends of a person.
Clique is also verb with the meaning: to associate together in a clannish way.
check bellow for the other definitions of Clique and Inner circle
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Clique as a noun:
A small, exclusive group of individuals; a cabal.
Examples:
"This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques."
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Clique as a noun (graph theory):
A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
Examples:
"The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete."
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Clique as a noun (Internet):
A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
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Clique as a verb (intransitive):
To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.
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Inner circle as a noun (idiomatic):
The closest of friends of a person.