Meaning of audience in English:

audience

noun

1The 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’
- ‘Oddly, for the first time all year, the meeting had a public audience.’
- ‘Scheduled to be released in April, this is one film which will entertain audiences not in theatres but in school halls.’
- ‘I never understood the screaming hysteria, swooning, and sobbing that seem conventional behaviour for thronging female audiences at big rock concerts.’
- ‘And most unusual to be in a theatre audience that listened so intently.’
- ‘At one of the recent public meetings on sustainable development, a member of the audience lamented the rapid pace of development in Bermuda.’
- ‘The finished production, is performed in front of an audience of the general public and theatre representatives.’
- ‘Six years ago, she had never even considered that she might take part in international music festivals and introduce bands to concert audiences.’
- ‘This is the first time an accordion player has been invited to entertain audiences at the event.’
- ‘This remarkable film - finally released here two years after it was made - first entranced European audiences at the Berlin film festival.’
- ‘And in any event the audiences in 1602 were no doubt so used to the convention of female parts being played by men that they barely noticed it.’
- ‘What is interesting of course is that this is the most successful Indian film with English speaking audiences in North America and Europe.’
- ‘And he's still a visible and vital presence on the concert circuit, where audiences come to revere the octogenarian.’
- ‘Book festival audiences are inclined to be well disposed towards the writers they come to hear.’
- ‘She was known for her deep, piercing eyes and dusky, throaty voice that always seemed to command the full attention of audiences.’
- ‘The generally younger audience is treated to some exciting music from the different guest players who join the regular band.’
- ‘Jerry spoke passionately about the sport for over two hours and answered many questions from a really enthusiastic audience.’
- ‘The most extraordinary synergy between performer and audience that I have ever seen.’
spectators, listeners, viewers, onlookers, concertgoers, theatregoers, patrons
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1. 1.1The people who watch or listen to a television or radio programme.
  ‘the programme attracted an audience of almost twenty million’
  ‘What is it that makes Fox News work so well at attracting a big audience on television but not online?’
  ‘He has a proven track record in developing innovative, award winning programmes which the BBC audiences love.’
  ‘And programme promoters say they're attracting growing television audiences, which now stand at over 800,000.’
  ‘To survive, a commercial broadcaster must produce programmes that audiences want.’
  ‘The council commended the way in which BBC Wales now works with its audiences, immersing programme makers in the community.’
  ‘ITV has made many challenging programmes that made its audiences think about their world.’
  ‘A crowd of hundreds and a television audience of millions watched as Blaine began his self-imposed ordeal.’
  ‘BBC World Service attracts audiences of at least 150 million listeners each week.’
  ‘There is a wealth of entertainment and enlightenment in the many programmes for niche audiences, ranging from gardening and cookery to archaeology, wildlife, and art.’
  ‘Such series have proved popular with viewers, attracting audiences of up to three million per programme and many sales to overseas networks.’
  ‘Which brings us to the last dichotomy: the shifting relation between television and its audiences.’
  ‘She is particularly well known to television audiences for her powerful performances in popular dramas.’
  ‘As everyone here will know, audiences for television are falling.’
  ‘The event is also expected to attract a global television audience in excess of one billion people.’
  ‘If reports are correct, Saturday's edition was watched by one of the smallest audiences in the programme's forty-year history.’
  ‘For years George Cole has delighted TV and film audiences with his portrayal of cheeky conmen.’
  ‘Newspaper readership and television audiences are on the decline while the popularity of blogs and online news sources has steadily increased.’
  ‘The deal is a make or break situation for the struggling radio station which has failed to generate any sizeable audience.’
  market, public, following, clientele, patronage, listenership, viewership
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2. 1.2The readership of a newspaper, magazine, or book.
  ‘the newspaper has a sophisticated audience’
  ‘Newspapers get the daily reader, while a magazine audience accumulates over time.’
  ‘Clients and other audiences for the book will want to see more than just pretty pictures.’
  ‘Written for the general audience, this book could captivate any reader.’
  ‘Today, the largest audiences are not for books.’
  ‘According to Millet, newspaper audiences began to lose their taste for sensationalist imagery in the '60s.’
  ‘After all, more readers means a bigger audience for advertisements.’
  ‘Who did you intend the audience of this book to be, and what do you hope they get from it?’
  ‘It's just the latest example of the power of Weblogs to shape perception among a growing audience of online readers.’
  ‘This is clearly a book with a western audience in mind, but there are plenty of ideas for the modern-day cook in India too.’
  ‘The fact is, if you'd written this book for a younger audience, I think it would have been more magical.’
  ‘Now here I am thanking him for trusting me with his huge audience of loyal readers.’
  ‘Freedom of Expression is an especially sensitive issue when young readers are the audience.’
  ‘Although aimed at an older audience, this book displays the same lively, read-aloud quality.’
  ‘That's as it should be, as the newspaper has a global audience but not global printing presses.’
  ‘If a particular novel does satisfy most readers in the target audience, it may be said to be successful.’
  ‘From what I understand the big political blogs actually have larger audiences then most political magazines.’
  ‘You must remember that these stories were written for an adult audience, for a newspaper audience.’
  ‘Sociologists, psychologists, policy makers, and educated lay audiences will find this book interesting and helpful.’
  ‘These books reach multi-ethnic audiences by emphasizing the universal within the culturally particular.’
  ‘But does anyone remember when poets aimed for a big audience and wrote about public events?’
  customer, client, patron
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3. 1.3The people giving attention to something.
  ‘the report deserves consideration by a much wider audience’
  ‘But there are ways of improving your chances of garnering attention and gaining an audience.’
  ‘There are many ways you can make sure your marketing materials grab the attention of your audience.’
  ‘Later, chromolithographed posters brought their products to the attention of a wider audience.’
  ‘It's a way of bringing writers to the attention of audiences who wouldn't otherwise buy their books.’
  ‘This event will reach a worldwide audience as the team set out to put Ireland on the map.’
  ‘On line service and television footage have taken this event to an audience of world wide proportions.’
  ‘All of this is in our effort to promote and market gay and lesbian authors and books to a wider audience.’
  ‘The most receptive audience will probably be the employers whose faulty workplace conditions are alleged to be causing RSI.’
  ‘Thus, Responsible Conduct with Animals in Research should find a ready and receptive audience.’
  ‘Who is the most receptive audience for this kind of rhetorical gesture?’
  ‘His influence was by no means confined to England; indeed, his most receptive audience was to be found in the German states.’
  ‘Whether it will reach this target audience is an open question.’
  ‘The promise of reaching a captive, targeted audience eventually made converts, though.’
  ‘Some political commentators contend that he would find it hard to sell himself to a conservative national audience.’
  ‘While the obsession with risk shows little sign of abating, there is a large and diverse audience for critical voices in discussions about this trend.’
  ‘But it will open up the joys of the spa to a far wider audience, even with two-hour spa sessions costing £19.’
2A formal interview with a person in authority.
‘he demanded an audience with the Pope’
- ‘His meals begin with breakfast at 8am, after which he goes to his study for two hours of reading and writing, followed by two hours of formal audiences before lunch.’
- ‘No other of the Enlightened Despots was more fond than Gustav of the time-wasting rituals of court life, the levees, formal audiences and ceremonial entries and exits.’
- ‘Pope John Paul II dedicated his weekly general audience at the Vatican to commemorate the attacks.’
- ‘Pope John Paul II is kissed by an unidentified nun during a weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.’
meeting, discussion, conference, question and answer session, examination, evaluation, interrogation
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3archaic mass noun Formal hearing.
‘He did not have a right of audience in relation to the hearing on 9 September 2002.’
meeting, consultation, conference, hearing, reception, interview, question and answer session, exchange, dialogue, discussion
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