What is the meaning of audience?

noun

• A gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance.
  • usage: "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
• 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"
• An opportunity to state your case and be heard.
  • usage: "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
  • synonyms: hearing
• A conference (usually with someone important. )
  • usage: "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
  • synonyms: consultation, interview