1. (noun)audience a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
3. (noun)hearing, audience an opportunity to state your case and be heard
"they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
4. (noun)consultation, audience, interview a conference (usually with someone important)
"he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"