audience
noun
au·di·ence
ˈȯ-dē-ən(t)s 
ˈä-
1
a
: 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
3
a
: 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.
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
According to videos shared by fans on social media, the singer's band played from underneath tents on the sides of the stage, and the VIP booths and other areas closest to the stage were also covered by tents, as audience members sported ponchos to brave the wet weather.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
The Los Angeles group’s Southern California anthems resonated with a Northern California audience that braved heavy traffic into the facility but were ecstatic to sing along.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
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Adele had some choice words for an audience member at her Las Vegas residency who hurled an anti-LGBTQ+ remark.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 3 June 2024
See The Creators What truly sets Peele’s work apart, however, is his ability to hook audiences with the promise of thrills, only to subvert their expectations with deeper, often discomfiting meditations on race, class, spectacle and surveillance.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
The Los Angeles group’s Southern California anthems resonated with a Northern California audience that braved heavy traffic into the facility but were ecstatic to sing along.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
Adele helps couple with their gender reveal during performance
Adele helps couple with their gender reveal during performance 01:28
Adele had some choice words for an audience member at her Las Vegas residency who hurled an anti-LGBTQ+ remark.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 3 June 2024
See The Creators What truly sets Peele’s work apart, however, is his ability to hook audiences with the promise of thrills, only to subvert their expectations with deeper, often discomfiting meditations on race, class, spectacle and surveillance.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audience. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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audience
noun
au·di·ence
ˈȯd-ē-ən(t)s
1
: a group that listens or watches (as at a play or concert)
2
: an interview with a person of high rank
3
: those of the general public who give attention to something said, done, or written
books with an audience of millions
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