Spectator vs. Audience

Spectatornoun

One who watches an event; especially, one held outdoors.

Spectatornoun

One who on; one who sees or beholds; a beholder; one who is personally present at, and sees, any exhibition; as, the spectators at a show.

Spectatornoun

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind);

Spectatornoun

a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel

Audiencenoun

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.

Audiencenoun

Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.

Audiencenoun

A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program.

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A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.

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The readership of a book or other written publication.

Audiencenoun

A following.

Audiencenoun

(historical) An audiencia (judicial court of the Spanish empire), or the territory administered by it.

Audiencenoun

The act of hearing; attention to sounds.

Audiencenoun

Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business.

Audiencenoun

An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers.

Audiencenoun

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance;

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the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment;

Audiencenoun

an opportunity to state your case and be heard;

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a conference (usually with someone important);

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the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting

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the people who watch or listen to a television or radio programme

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the readership of a newspaper, magazine, or book

Audiencenoun

the people giving attention to something

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a formal interview with a person in authority

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formal hearing.

Audience

An audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature (in which they are called ), theatre, music (in which they are called ), video games (in which they are called ), or academics in any medium. Audience members participate in different ways in different kinds of art; some events invite overt audience participation and others allowing only modest clapping and criticism and reception.