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Noun audience has 4 senses

audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
--₁ is a kind of gathering, assemblage
--₁ has members:
hearer, listener, auditor, attender; moviegoer, motion-picture fan; playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer
--₁ has particulars: gallery; grandstand; house
audience - 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"
--₂ is a kind of multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people
--₂ is a member of populace, public, world
--₂ has particulars: readership; viewing audience, TV audience, viewers
hearing, audience - an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
--₃ is a kind of opportunity, chance
consultation, audience, interview - a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
--₄ is a kind of conference, group discussion