Definition of audience

A custom group used to target content to people based on membership within the group.

In public affairs, a broadly-defined group that contains stakeholders and/or publics relevant to military operations.

refers to spectators, viewers, participants - those who serve as a measure of a film's success; although usually audiences are viewed in universal terms, they can also be segmented or categorized (e.g., 'art-film' audiences, 'chick film' audiences, etc.).