"captive audience" meaning in All languages combined

See captive audience on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: captive audiences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Derived forms: captive audience meeting
    Sense id: en-captive_audience-en-noun-SPnitKJg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Register racks at checkout stands offer manufacturers a captive audience for their products in the retailer's store.",
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          "text": "Mornings and afternoons are called \"drive time\" because that is when most people are driving. When people commute they tend to listen to the radio, thus drive time is primetime when it comes to total number of radio listeners. During drive time, radio stations have a captive audience.",
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