noun

audience

AW-dee-uhns

noun

The group of people watching or listening to a performance, speech, or broadcast.

"The comedian had the audience laughing within seconds."

"The show reaches a global audience through streaming."

A formal meeting granted by someone important, such as a head of state.

"The ambassador was granted an audience with the king."

How to Use Audience

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe people who watch, read, or listen to something — or a formal meeting with someone powerful.

Common pairings

target audience captive audience grant an audience win over the audience

audiences plural

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From Latin audientia, "hearing," from audire, "to hear."

hearership listenership

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hearership listenership