Difference between revisions of "Audience"
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| − | An '''audience''' is the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert. | + | An '''audience''' is the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert. It can also mean the viewers of a film on DVD, or the readers of a book. ("Stephen King writes for a large audience of mystery fans.") |
An '''audience''' refers also to an official meeting with someone in high office; as in ''"He had an audience with the Pope".'' | An '''audience''' refers also to an official meeting with someone in high office; as in ''"He had an audience with the Pope".'' | ||
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Revision as of 00:25, September 24, 2008
An audience is the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert. It can also mean the viewers of a film on DVD, or the readers of a book. ("Stephen King writes for a large audience of mystery fans.")
An audience refers also to an official meeting with someone in high office; as in "He had an audience with the Pope".