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