noun (n)

• a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance(noun.group)

  Example:
  The audience applauded.
  Someone in the audience began to cough.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment(noun.group)

  Example:
  Every artist needs an audience.
  The broadcast reached an audience of millions.
  

  source: wordnet30
• an opportunity to state your case and be heard(noun.state)

  Example:
  He saw that he had lost his audience.
  

  Synonym:
  hearing
  

  source: wordnet30
• a conference (usually with someone important)(noun.communication)

  Example:
  He requested an audience with the king.
  

  Synonym:
  consultation, interview
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of hearing; attention to sounds.(noun)

  source: webster1913