Main entry: interview, audience, consultation
Definition: a conference (usually with someone important)
Usage: he had a consultation with the judge; he requested an audience with the king
Main entry: audience
Definition: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
Usage: the audience applauded; someone in the audience began to cough
Main entry: audience
Definition: the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
Usage: every artist needs an audience; the broadcast reached an audience of millions
Definition: an opportunity to state your case and be heard
Usage: they condemned him without a hearing; he saw that he had lost his audience