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audience

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au·di·ence  d-ns)
n.
1.
a. The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance, for example, or attracted by a radio or television program.
b. The readership for printed matter, as for a book.
2. A body of adherents; a following: The tenor expanded his audience by recording popular songs as well as opera.
3. A formal hearing, as with a religious or state dignitary.
4. An opportunity to be heard or to express one's views.
5. The act of hearing or attending.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audins, audient-, present participle of audre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.]

audience
Noun
1. a group of spectators or listeners at a concert or play
2. the people reached by a book, film, or radio or television programme
3. a formal interview [Latin audire to hear]

Audience a group or assembly of listeners, viewers, or spectators; a formal interview with a person of importance, hence, those present at such an interview.
Examples: an audience with the pope; an audience of readers; of secular men, 1407.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.audienceaudience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
gallery - spectators at a golf or tennis match
grandstand - the audience at a stadium or racetrack
house - the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
attender, auditor, hearer, listener - someone who listens attentively
motion-picture fan, moviegoer - someone who goes to see movies
playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer - someone who attends the theater
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"
populace, public, world - people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
hoi polloi, masses, the great unwashed, multitude, people, mass - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"
readership - the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)
TV audience, viewers, viewing audience - the audience reached by television
3.audience - an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
4.audienceaudience - a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

audience
noun 1. spectators, company, house, crowd, gathering, gallery, assembly, viewers, listeners, patrons, congregation, turnout, onlookers, throng, assemblage
noun 2. public, market, following, fans, devotees, fanbase, aficionados
Translations

audience [ˈɔːdɪəns] nauditorio (= gathering); público (= interview); audiencia
audience [ˈɔːdɪəns] n (= people) → assistance f, public m;
(on radio) → auditeurs mpl;
(at theatre) → spectateurs mpl (= interview); audience f
audience [ˈɔːdɪəns] nPublikum nt;
(Radio) → Zuhörer pl;
(TV) → Zuschauer pl;
(with queen etc) → Audienz f
audience [ˈɔːdɪəns] n (people) → pubblico; spettatori mpl; ascoltatori mpl (= interview); udienza

audience
n audience [ˈoːdiəns]
1 a group of people watching or listening to a performance etc The audience at the concert; a television audience.gehoor, kykersجُمهور المُشاهِدين أو المُسْتَمِعينпубликаpublikumpublikum; tilhøreredas Publikumκοινόpúblicopublikحضار؛ شنوندگانyleisöauditoire; publicקָהַלदर्शकpublikahallgatóság, közönséghadirináheyrendur, áhorfendur, lesendurpubblico聴衆청중žiūrovai, klausytojaiklausītāji; auditorijapenontonpubliekpublikum, tilhørere, radiolyttere, TV-seerewidownia, widzowieassistênciapublic, auditoriu; audienţăпублика, (теле)зрителиpublikumobčinstvopublikapublikผู้ชมseyirciler, dinleyiciler聽眾аудиторія; публікаناظرین ، حاضرینkhán thính giả
2 a formal interview with someone important eg a king an audience with the Pope.afspraak, oudiënsieمُقابَلَه رَسْمِيَّهаудиенцияaudienceaudiensdie Audienzακρόασηaudienciaaudientsشرفیابی؛ مصاحبه با مقامات بالاaudienssiaudienceרֵאָיוֹן רִשְמִיमुलाकातaudijencijakihallgatáswawancara resmi, audiensiáheyrn, viðtaludienza謁見공식 회견audiencijaaudience; pieņemšanamenghadapaudia antieaudiensaudiencjaaudiênciaaudi­enţăаудиенцияaudienciaavdiencazvanični intervju sa nekom važnom ličnošću, audijencijaaudiensการประชุมกับบุคคลสำคัญhuzura kabul, resmî kabul謁見;接見аудієнціяشرفِ باریابیsự tiếp kiến

audience ends in -ence (not -ance ).


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I knew that the audience would be largely composed of the most influential class of white men and women, and that it would be a rare opportunity for me to let them know what we were trying to do at Tuskegee, as well as to speak to them about the relations of the races.
His audience applauded him--and so, for that time, the skirmish ended.
Professor Valentine Dorrimore, the hypnotist, had a large audience last night.
 
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