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Noun
/ˈôdēəns/,
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audiences, plural;
  1. The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting
    • - the orchestra was given an enthusiastic ovation from the audience
  2. The people who watch or listen to a television or radio program
    • - the program attracted an audience of almost twenty million
  3. The readership of a book, magazine, or newspaper
    • - the newspaper has a sophisticated audience
  4. The people giving or likely to give attention to something
    • - there will always be an audience for romantic literature
  5. A formal interview with a person in authority
    • - he demanded an audience with the pope
  6. Formal hearing


  1. (audience) a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
  2. (audience) the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"
  3. (audience) hearing: an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
  4. (audience) consultation: a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
  5. An audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature (in which they are called the "reader"), theatre, music or academics in any medium. ...
  6. (Audience (band)) Audience is a cult British art rock band which existed between 1969 and 1972, and reformed in 2004.
  7. (Audience (magazine)) Audience Magazine is an American literary quarterly founded in June, 2004 as an ezine. It first appeared in print in June, 2006 (and as an ezine). The Editor-in-Chief of Audience is M. Stefan Strozier and it is published by World Audience Publishers. ...
  8. (Audience (meeting)) An audience is a formal meeting that takes place between a head of state and another person at the invitation of the head of state. Often the invitation follows a request for a meeting from the other person. ...
  9. (Audience (play)) Audience is a 1991 play by British playwright Michael Frayn.
  10. (Audience (song)) "Audience" is the eighteenth single by Ayumi Hamasaki, released on November 1, 2000, making it a recut single from Duty. The song was featured on the DVD ParaPara Paradise: J-EURO PARAPARA.
  11. (audience) Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening. [from 14th c.]; A group of people within hearing; specifically a group of people listening to a performance, speech etc.; the crowd seeing a stage performance. [from 15th c. ...
  12. (Audience) A group of individuals attending to a common media. They receive communication from the same source, but are not active participants and do not communicate with each other. ...
  13. (Audience) The people for whom a piece of literatureis written. Authors usually write with a certain audience in mind, for example, children, members of a religious or ethnic group, or colleagues in a professional field. ...
  14. (Audience) A group of people who see or hear an advertisement or advertising campaign. The readers of a publication.
  15. (Audience) The number of people or households exposed to a vehicle, without regard to whether they actually saw or heard the material conveyed by that vehicle.
  16. (Audience) The total number of people or audience who have the opportunity to read an advertising message.
  17. (Audience) The intended readers of a text.
  18. (audience) a group of people that hears your message
  19. (Audience) Members of the general public who come to view the performance
  20. (Audience) the people being communicated to
  21. (Audience) The readers, listeners, or viewers for whom a particular work is intended.
  22. Audience refers to the person or group of people for whom an essay is written.
  23. (Audience) The area of the theatre where visitors sit to view a performance.
  24. (Audience) the person or persons receiving a speech or piece of writing
  25. (audience) 1. The group of individuals targeted by an advertiser’s message or advertising campaign. 2. The total number of individuals reached by media communications.