nnoun.groupa gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performanceExamples:- the audience applauded
- someone in the audience began to cough
Hypernyms:assemblage gathering
Inherited Hypernyms:audiencegatheringsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:gallerygrandstandhouse
Member Meronyms:attender auditor hearer listener motion-picture fan moviegoer playgoer theatergoer theatregoer
Full Hyponyms:gallerygrandstandhouse
nnoun.groupthe part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainmentExamples:- every artist needs an audience
- the broadcast reached an audience of millions
Member Holonyms:populace public world
Hypernyms:hoi polloi mass masses multitude people the great unwashed
Inherited Hypernyms:audiencemultitudegroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:TV audiencereadershipviewersviewing audience
Full Hyponyms:readershipviewing audience
nnoun.statean opportunity to state your case and be heardSynset:hearing
Examples:- they condemned him without a hearing
- he saw that he had lost his audience
Hypernyms:chance opportunity
Inherited Hypernyms:hearingopportunitypossibilitybeingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa conference (usually with someone important)Synset:consultation interview
Examples:- he had a consultation with the judge
- he requested an audience with the king
Derivationally Related Form:consult
Hypernyms:conference group discussion
Inherited Hypernyms:consultationconferencediscussionspeechauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity