Synonyms: 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
Similar words: conference, group discussion
Definition: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
Synonyms: audience
Definition: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
Usage: the audience applauded; someone in the audience began to cough
Similar words: gathering, assemblage
Definition: a group of persons together in one place
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: hoi polloi, the great unwashed, mass, masses, multitude, people
Definition: the common people generally
Usage: separate the warriors from the mass; power to the people
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
Similar words: chance, opportunity
Definition: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Usage: the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington; now is your chance