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   audience

   /ˈɔːdɪəns/

   noun

   • 1. the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting: "he asked for questions from members of the audience" Similar spectatorslistenersviewersonlookersconcertgoerstheatregoerspatronsassemblygatheringcrowdthrongcompanyassemblagecongregationturnouthousegallerystallsinformal:punters
   • ▪ the people who watch or listen to a television or radio programme: "the programme attracted an audience of almost twenty million" Similar marketpublicfollowingclientelepatronagelistenershipviewershipfollowersfansdevoteesaficionadosinformal:buffsfreaks
   • ▪ the readership of a newspaper, magazine, or book: "the newspaper has a sophisticated audience"
   • ▪ the people giving attention to something: "the report deserves consideration by a much wider audience"
   • 2. a formal interview with a person in authority: "he demanded an audience with the Pope"
   • 3. formal hearing. archaic Similar meetingconsultationconferencehearingreceptioninterviewquestion and answer sessionexchangedialoguediscussion

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audire ‘hear’.

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