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(noun) a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough" |
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Related Words: assemblage, gallery, gathering, house |
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: TV audience, hoi polloi, mass, masses, multitude, people, readership, viewers, viewing audience |
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(noun) a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" |
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Synonyms: consultation, interview |
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Related Words: conference, group discussion |
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(noun) an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience" |
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Synonyms: hearing |
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Related Words: chance, opportunity |
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