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audience
has definitions from the fields of theater,performing arts
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[ noun ] (theater,performing arts) a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
Examples "the audience applauded" "someone in the audience began to cough" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Robert_Snodgrass , state GOP chairman , said a meeting held Tuesday night in Blue_Ridge brought enthusiastic responses from the audience . In the Blue_Ridge meeting , the audience was warned that entering a candidate for governor would force it to take petitions out into voting_precincts to obtain the signatures of registered voters . (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)The husky 6 - 3 , 205 - pound lefthander , was in command all_the_way before an on_the_scene audience of only 949 and countless of television viewers in the Denver area . Incidentally , only two did it before a home audience . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)An enthusiastic audience confirmed the `` live '' character of the hour , and provided the interaction between musician and hearer which almost always seems to improve the quality of performance . |
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[ noun ] the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
Examples "every artist needs an audience" "the broadcast reached an audience of millions" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)American audiences in particular learned two valuable lessons . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)As_long_as his material is Americana , can in_some_way be ascribed to the masses and appears `` democratic '' to his audience , he remains satisfied . The work done by the analysts , the men who really know what folklore is all about , has no_more appeal than any other work of a truly scientific sort and reaches a limited , learned audience . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Most attempts to develop any sympathy for Brown and his actions found an unresponsive audience in Rhode_Island . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an opportunity to state your case and be heard
Synonyms Examples "they condemned him without a hearing" "he saw that he had lost his audience" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a conference (usually with someone important)
Synonyms Examples "he had a consultation with the judge" "he requested an audience with the king" Related terms |
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