- audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
--1 is a kind of gathering, assemblage
--1 has members:
--1 has particulars: gallery; grandstand; househearer, listener, auditor, attender; moviegoer, motion-picture fan; playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer - audience - 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"
--2 is a kind of multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people
--2 is a member of populace, public, world
--2 has particulars: readership; viewing audience, TV audience, viewers- 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"
--3 is a kind of opportunity, chance
- consultation, audience, interview - a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
--4 is a kind of conference, group discussion
- audience - 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"