Audience - Definition

n 1: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually
public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in
the audience began to cough"
2: 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: an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they
condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost
his audience" [syn: hearing, audience]
4: a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a
consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with
the king" [syn: consultation, audience, interview]