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]]".''
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