audience

1. a. The act of hearing; attention to sounds. Source: opted

2. a. Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business. Source: opted

3. a. An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers. Source: opted

4. n. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance Source: wordnet

5. n. the part of the general public interested in a source of information, entertainment, or a product/service Source: wordnet

6. n. an opportunity to state your case and be heard Source: wordnet

7. n. a conference (usually with someone important) Source: wordnet

8. 1. The act of hearing; attention to sounds. Thou, therefore, give due audience, and attend. Milton. 2. Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business. According to the fair play of the world, Let me have audience: I am sent to speak. Shak. 3. An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers. Fit audience find, though few. Milton. He drew his audience upward to the sky. Dryden. Court of audience, or Audience court (Eng.), a court long since disused, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; also, one belonging to the Archbishop of York. Mozley & W. -- In general (or open) audience, publicly. -- To give audience, to listen; to admit to an interview. Source: webster

9. n:100 n. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance n. the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment Source: ecdict

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