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ˈɔ di ənsau·di·ence

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. audiencenoun

    a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

    "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"

  2. audiencenoun

    the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment

    "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"

  3. hearing, audiencenoun

    an opportunity to state your case and be heard

    "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

  4. consultation, audience, interviewnoun

    a conference (usually with someone important)

    "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"

Wiktionary

  1. audiencenoun

    Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.

  2. audiencenoun

    A group of people within hearing; specifically a group of people listening to a performance, speech etc.; the crowd seeing a stage performance.

    We joined the audience just as the lights went down.

  3. audiencenoun

    A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.

    She managed to get an audience with the Pope.

  4. audiencenoun

    The readership of a book or other written publication.

    "Private Eye" has a small but faithful audience.

  5. audiencenoun

    A following.

    The opera singer expanded his audience by singing songs from the shows.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Audiencenoun

    Etymology: audience, Fr.

    Now I breathe again
    Aloft the flood, and can give audience
    To any tongue, speak it of what it will. William Shakespeare, King John.

    Thus far his bold discourse, without controul,
    Had audience. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. v.

    His look
    Drew audience, and attention still as night,
    Or summer’s noon-tide air. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ii.

    Were it reason to give men audience, pleading for the overthrow of that which their own deed hath ratified? Richard Hooker.

    According to the fair play of the world,
    Let me have audience: I am sent to speak,
    My holy lord of Milan, from the king. William Shakespeare, K. John.

    Or, if the star of ev’ning, and the moon,
    Haste to thy audience, night with her will bring
    Silence. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vii.

    The hall was filled with an audience of the greatest eminence for quality and politeness. Joseph Addison, Guard. №. 115.

    It proclaims the triumphs of goodness in a proper audience, even before the whole race of mankind. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

    In this high temple, on a chair of state,
    The seat of audience, old Latinus sate. John Dryden, Æneid.

Wikipedia

  1. Audience

    An audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature (in which they are called "readers"), theatre, music (in which they are called "listeners"), video games (in which they are called "players"), or academics in any medium. Audience members participate in different ways in different kinds of art. Some events invite overt audience participation and others allow only modest clapping and criticism and reception. Media audience studies have become a recognized part of the curriculum. Audience theory offers scholarly insight into audiences in general. These insights shape our knowledge of just how audiences affect and are affected by different forms of art. The biggest art form is the mass media. Films, video games, radio shows, software (and hardware), and other formats are affected by the audience and its reviews and recommendations. In the age of easy internet participation and citizen journalism, professional creators share space, and sometimes attention with the public. American journalist Jeff Jarvis said, "Give the people control of media, they will use it. The corollary: Don't give the people control of media, and you will lose. Whenever citizens can exercise control, they will." Tom Curley, President of the Associated Press, similarly said, "The users are deciding what the point of their engagement will be — what application, what device, what time, what place."

ChatGPT

  1. audience

    An audience is a group of people who gather to watch, listen, or read a specific content or performance. This could include people who are watching a film or play, listening to a speech or concert, or reading a book or article. They may also participate or interact in a certain situation or event, such as a live show, a webinar, or a social media platform. Audiences can be characterized based on various factors like age, gender, interests, location, among others. They are the end-users or consumers in a communication process.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Audienceadjective

    the act of hearing; attention to sounds

  2. Audienceadjective

    admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business

  3. Audienceadjective

    an auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers

  4. Etymology: [F. audience, L. audientia, fr. audire to hear. See Audible, a.]

Wikidata

  1. Audience

    An audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature, theatre, music, video games, or academics in any medium. Audience members participate in different ways in different kinds of art; some events invite overt audience participation and others allowing only modest clapping and criticism and reception. Media audience studies have become a recognized part of the curriculum. Audience theory offers scholarly insight into audiences in general. These insights shape our knowledge of just how audiences affect and are affected by different forms of art. The biggest art form is the mass media. Films, video games, radio shows, software and other formats are affected by the audience and its reviews and recommendations. In the age of easy Internet participation and citizen journalism, professional creators share space, and sometimes attention, with the public. American journalist Jeff Jarvis has said, "Give the people control of media, they will use it. The corollary: Don't give the people control of media, and you will lose. Whenever citizens can exercise control, they will." Tom Curley, President of the Associated Press, similarly said, "The users are deciding what the point of their engagement will be — what application, what device, what time, what place."

CrunchBase

  1. Audience

    Audience provides audio software and semiconductor systems. It offers sound processing systems for voice and telecommunications. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'audience' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1891

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'audience' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2492

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'audience' in Nouns Frequency: #725

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of audience in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of audience in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of audience in a Sentence

  1. Kerry Taylor:

    We know our audience are very used to and enjoy dealing with very short form content, they like seeing themselves published.

  2. Tony Sayegh:

    Among the more damaging is that it reveals another example of how hollow the ‘war on women’ argument is when coming from the Hillary camp, disabling that most favorite of perennial liberal ad hominem attacks is the equivalent of taking Superman's ability to leap tall buildings away, for both Anthony Weiner and Bill Clinton, their sexual misconduct went well beyond the realm of a ‘boys will be boys’ defense.And it was Hillary and Huma to the rescue all in the name personal advancement.That is not a story Hillary wants out there, especially through a more popular medium that has the ability to reach a broader audience.

  3. Susan Abrams:

    Our audience comes to feel that they know these survivors somewhat intimately because theyre having small group conversation, and in that moment, pretty much everything else fades away.

  4. Annah Backstrom:

    The caucuses are about face-to-face campaigning, and you're going to get the biggest audience possible by walking around the fairgrounds. You're going to get the most exposure, you're going to see the most faces. And it's important in a state like Iowa, where what gets people to turn out on caucus night is whether they've had a face-to-face interaction with the candidate.

  5. James Smith:

    A good approach is to be provocative, this could be about threats of disruption in an industry, such as what’s happening with Uber. This can get the attention of your audience. You can then show how you can be a partner.

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  • جمهور, نظارةArabic
  • пу́блика, читатели, аудито́рия, аудие́нцияBulgarian
  • obecenstvoCzech
  • publikumDanish
  • Audienz, Publikum, ZuschauerGerman
  • ακρόαση, κοινό, ακροατήριοGreek
  • aŭdiencoEsperanto
  • público, audienciaSpanish
  • lukija, lukijakunta, audienssi, vastaanotto, katsoja, yleisöFinnish
  • lectorat, assistance, public, auditoire, audienceFrench
  • èisteachdScottish Gaelic
  • kihallgatás, audiencia, közönségHungarian
  • udienza, pubblicoItalian
  • קהלHebrew
  • 観衆, 観客, 聴衆Japanese
  • 관중Korean
  • جمهورKurdish
  • audientie, gevolg, lezers, onderhoud, lezerspubliek, publiekDutch
  • publikum, lesereNorwegian
  • widownia, audiencja, publikaPolish
  • audiência, públicoPortuguese
  • аудие́нция, зритель, аудито́рия, пу́блика, читателRussian
  • avdienca, občinstvoSlovene
  • publikSwedish
  • பார்வையாளர்களைTamil
  • ప్రేక్షకులు, అనుచరులుTelugu
  • khán giả, quý vịVietnamese

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