audience
noun
au·di·ence
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Definition of audience
1a
: a group of listeners or spectators
The concert attracted a large audience.
b
: a reading, viewing, or listening public
The film is intended for a young audience.
2
: a group of ardent admirers or devotees
has developed an enthusiastic audience for his ideas
3a
: a formal hearing or interview
an audience with the pope
b
: an opportunity of being heard
4
: the act or state of hearing
Give me audience and heed what I say.
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Examples of audience in a Sentence
The concert attracted a large audience.
The audience clapped and cheered.
Her audience is made up mostly of young women.
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Recent Examples on the Web
That means that all of the dramas have almost no life theatrically because the audience is waiting to watch them at home. — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, "Movies for grown-ups are in short supply. ‘Ford v Ferrari’ aims to prove they still work," 1 Sep. 2019 That audience is small indeed: Only 7 percent of Americans report taxable capital gains, and nearly two-thirds of that income was reported by people with a total annual income of $1 million or more, according to I.R.S. data. — New York Times, "How a Trump Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Windfall for the Rich," 31 Aug. 2019 Imagine getting to know and interact with your audience as individuals — with names and faces, interests and opinions, hometowns and pronouns. — Nardine Saad, chicagotribune.com, "Kerry Washington shared her phone number. Here’s what happens when you text her," 30 Aug. 2019 On that 49ers-Bengals Super Bowl XVI broadcast, John Madden unveiled the Telestrator to its widest audience. — SI.com, "A History of Football in 100 Objects," 28 Aug. 2019 When Power‘s Lela Loren took the stage for the first time at Madison Square Garden with some of her costars at the show’s season six premiere, the audience wasn’t sure about her character, Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela Valdes. — Justin Curto, PEOPLE.com, "Power's Lela Loren Opens Up About Her Character's Tragic Death, Shoots Down Spinoff Appearance," 26 Aug. 2019 An icon for the next 75 years needs to reflect our modern approach to forests, our more nuanced understanding of what is happening in them, and his own changing audience. — Sarah Berns, Outside Online, "Why Smokey Bear Desperately Needs a Makeover," 24 Aug. 2019 The audience was almost entirely white, but a decent mix of younger and older attendees — with the younger folks piling towards the front of the theatre’s stage while the older attendees sat in seats towards the back. — NBC News, "It's been a turbulent last 20 years in American politics," 23 Aug. 2019 Another manager adds that Fox's audience is important for many country artists. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, "Fox News' Concert Series Has Become a Go-To Source of Promotion -- But Some Artists Are Staying Away," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'audience.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for audience
audience
noun
English Language Learners Definition of audience
: a group of people who gather together to listen to something (such as a concert) or watch something (such as a movie or play) : the people who attend a performance
: the people who watch, read, or listen to something
: a formal meeting with an important person
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audience
noun
au·di·ence
| \ ˈȯ-dē-əns
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Kids Definition of audience
1
: a group that listens or watches (as at a play or concert)
2
: a chance to talk with a person of very high rank
She was granted an audience with the queen.
3
: those people who give attention to something said, done, or written
Adventure stories appeal to a wide audience.
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