[ˈɔːdɪəns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting
(e.g: he asked for questions from members of the audience)

- a formal interview with a person in authority
(e.g: he demanded an audience with the Pope)

- formal hearing


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audire ‘hear’