Definitions of audience:

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

  Example: "The audience applauded"

• noun:   the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment

  Example: "Every artist needs an audience"

• noun:   a conference (usually with someone important)

  Example: "He requested an audience with the king"

• noun:   an opportunity to state your case and be heard

  Example: "He saw that he had lost his audience"