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captive audience

captive audience noun: a person or people who are unable to leave a place or situation and are thus forced to listen to or watch something.

Noun

captive audience (plural captive audiences)

  1. A person or people who are unable to leave a place or situation and are thus forced to listen to or watch something.
    • Passengers on the plane are a captive audience.
    • Register racks at checkout stands offer manufacturers a captive audience for their products in the retailer's store.

Forms of captive audience

pluralcaptive audiences

Words formed from captive audience

Questions about captive audience

What does captive audience mean?
Captive audience means a person or people who are unable to leave a place or situation and are thus forced to listen to or watch something.
What part of speech is captive audience?
Captive audience is a noun.
What is the plural of captive audience?
The plural of captive audience is captive audiences.

Words near captive audience in the dictionary

  1. captivators
  2. captivatress
  3. captivatresses
  4. captivatrix
  5. captive
  6. captive audience
  7. captive audience meeting
  8. captive audience meetings
  9. captive audiences
  10. captive bead ring
  11. captive bead rings

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