Definition of audiance
1. audience [ n ] a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
Examples:
"the audience applauded"
"someone in the audience began to cough"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
Robert_Snodgrass , state GOP chairman , said a meeting held Tuesday night in Blue_Ridge brought enthusiastic responses from the audience .
In the Blue_Ridge meeting , the audience was warned that entering a candidate for governor would force it to take petitions out into voting_precincts to obtain the signatures of registered voters .
(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)
The husky 6 - 3 , 205 - pound lefthander , was in command all_the_way before an on_the_scene audience of only 949 and countless of television viewers in the Denver area .
Incidentally , only two did it before a home audience .
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
An enthusiastic audience confirmed the `` live '' character of the hour , and provided the interaction between musician and hearer which almost always seems to improve the quality of performance .
Synonyms audience Related Terms gathering house gallery grandstand hearer playgoer moviegoer2. audience [ n ] the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
Examples:
"every artist needs an audience"
"the broadcast reached an audience of millions"
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
American audiences in particular learned two valuable lessons .
(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)
As_long_as his material is Americana , can in_some_way be ascribed to the masses and appears `` democratic '' to his audience , he remains satisfied .
The work done by the analysts , the men who really know what folklore is all about , has no_more appeal than any other work of a truly scientific sort and reaches a limited , learned audience .
(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)
Most attempts to develop any sympathy for Brown and his actions found an unresponsive audience in Rhode_Island .
Synonyms audience Related Terms multitude viewing_audience readership populace3. audience [ n ] an opportunity to state your case and be heard
Examples:
"they condemned him without a hearing"
"he saw that he had lost his audience"
4. audience [ n ] a conference (usually with someone important)
Examples:
"he had a consultation with the judge"
"he requested an audience with the king"
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