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audiences

7 definitions • 15 examples
1
the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc.:

Examples:

She lectures to audiences all over the world.
The secret to public speaking is to get the audience on your side.
The audience was/were clearly delighted with the performance.
The magic show had a lot of audience participation, with people shouting things to the performers and going up on stage.
2

Examples:

The television company has lost a large part of its audience since it changed its programming.
Her latest book should appeal to a large audience (= many people will want to read it).
3
a formal meeting that you have with an important person:

Examples:

She had a private audience with the king.
4
the people, considered as a group, who watch or listen to a performance, movie, public event, etc., either together in one place or separately:

Examples:

The magazine is trying to reach a younger audience.
5
The audience of a work of literature is the type of people the writer intended to read it.
6
An audience is also a formal meeting that you have with an important person:

Examples:

an audience with the president
7
the people who watch a particular television programme or film, read a particular book, etc.:

Examples:

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