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Meaning of "captive audience" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPTIVE AUDIENCE

captive audience  [ˈkæptɪv ˈɔːdɪəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPTIVE AUDIENCE

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Captive audience is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPTIVE AUDIENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

captive audience

Rowan v. U.S. Post Office Dept.

Rowan v. Post Office Dept., 397 U.S. 728, is a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that an addressee of postal mail has unreviewable discretion to decide whether he wishes to receive further material from a particular sender, that the sender does not have a constitutional right to send unwanted material into someone’s home. It thus created a quasi-exception to free speech in cases where a person is held as a 'captive audience'. While the statute only explicitly applies to “a pandering advertisement which offers for sale matter which the addressee in his sole discretion believes to be erotically arousing or sexually provocative”, a lower court had found that § 4009 was constitutional when interpreted to prohibit advertisements similar to those initially mailed to the addressee, and this decision upholds that interpretation. In other words, a recipient may obtain a Prohibitory Order applying prohibiting mail from a given sender, and the mailing used as the basis for that order need not be erotic or sexually provocative in order to be the basis of prohibiting the sender from sending further mail.

Definition of captive audience in the English dictionary

The definition of captive audience in the dictionary is a group of people who are unable by circumstances to avoid speeches, advertisements, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPTIVE AUDIENCE


alliance
əˈlaɪəns
ambiance
ˈæmbɪəns
appliance
əˈplaɪəns
audience
ˈɔːdɪəns
clairaudience
ˌklɛərˈɔːdɪəns
compliance
kəmˈplaɪəns
convenience
kənˈviːnɪəns
disobedience
ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns
expedience
ɪkˈspiːdɪəns
experience
ɪkˈspɪərɪəns
inexpedience
ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdɪəns
inobedience
ˌɪnəˈbiːdɪəns
irradiance
ɪˈreɪdɪəns
obedience
əˈbiːdɪəns
preaudience
priːˈɔːdɪəns
radiance
ˈreɪdɪəns
regredience
rɪˈɡriːdɪəns
reliance
rɪˈlaɪəns
science
ˈsaɪəns
variance
ˈvɛərɪəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPTIVE AUDIENCE

caption
captionless
captious
captiously
captiousness
captivance
captivate
captivating
captivatingly
captivation
captivator
captivaunce
captive
captive breeding
captive market
captive-bred
captivities
captivity
captopril
captor

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPTIVE AUDIENCE

ambience
at your convenience
at your earliest convenience
Bachelor of Science
computer science
conference
conscience
flag of convenience
geoscience
impatience
inconvenience
information science
life science
Master of Science
neuroscience
patience
political science
resilience
social science
target audience
work experience

Synonyms and antonyms of captive audience in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «captive audience» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPTIVE AUDIENCE

Find out the translation of captive audience to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of captive audience from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «captive audience» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

俘虏观众
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

audiencia cautiva
570 millions of speakers

English

captive audience
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंदी दर्शकों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جمهور الأسير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аудитория
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

público cativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিমুগ্ধ শ্রোতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

auditoire captif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penonton tawanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufmerksames Publikum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

囚われの聴衆
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포로 들아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penonton tawon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khán giả bị giam cầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறைப்பட்ட பார்வையாளர்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंदिस्त प्रेक्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Esir izleyicisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pubblico in cattività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

widownia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аудиторія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

public captiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιχμάλωτο ακροατήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevange gehoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

intern publik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fanget publikum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of captive audience

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPTIVE AUDIENCE»

The term «captive audience» is regularly used and occupies the 56.699 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPTIVE AUDIENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about captive audience

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3 QUOTES WITH «CAPTIVE AUDIENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word captive audience.
1
Shawn Amos
The rise of digital technology put marketers in a bind. No longer a captive audience, consumers were splitting their time across devices, social networks and websites.
2
Jim Dale
When I was nine, we'd take a bus to the seaside. Coming back, we'd take turns entertaining, singing songs and the like. I tried some stand-up comedy. I had a captive audience in that bus. Then I realized I wanted to do more than that.
3
Noah Wyle
Ever since I gave up therapy, it's my only time with a captive audience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPTIVE AUDIENCE»

Discover the use of captive audience in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to captive audience and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in ...
In the clearest terms, this book explores how telecommunications monopolies have affected the daily lives of consumers and America's global economic standing.
Susan P. Crawford, 2013
2
Captive Audience
This book is concerned with the media's role in everyday life, power relations and the construction of masculine identities in the context of prisons.
Yvonne Jewkes, 2013
3
Captive Audience: Prison and Captivity in Contemporary Theatre
Beginning with an essay by Harold Pinter, this text examines social, gendered, ethnic and cultural problems of incarceration explored through contemporary theatre.
Thomas Fahy, Kimball King, 2003
4
Captive Audience
Here is a young writer from whom we can expect much in the future.”—David Leavitt Francis Ford Coppola, REM, and Abe Vigoda are just a few of the many characters who populate the world of Captive Audience, Dave Reidy’s paean to the ...
Dave Reidy, 2009
5
Captive Audience
His new book, CAPTIVE AUDIENCE, finds us glued to our seats, laughing at death and the devil again."—Rae Armantrout
Bob Perelman, 1988
6
Captive Audience: Fists of Earth
This voyage of the cruise ship Jade Viking is anything but typical.
William Hatfield, 2011
7
Lives of the Saints: Seven One-act Plays
Adapted from the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, translated by J. Addington Symonds. [Shanley] has created a convincing Cellini, not neglecting his dark side, and a trim, vigorous, fast-moving show.
David Ives, 2000
8
Metaphor and Reason in Judicial Opinions
Are you a "captive audience"? Having checked in your luggage, you wearily walk down the airport corridor toward the departure area. You are confronted with a political message, at one of the advertising areas, entitled SWAPO Rape of ...
Haig A. Bosmajian, 1992
9
Methods of Social Research
A common example is “captive audience” sampling, as in the use of introductory social-science students as questionnaire respondents. Quota Sampling Quota sampling is the nonprobability sampling equivalent of stratified sampling, with the  ...
Kenneth D. Bailey, 1994
10
A Book of Scattered Leaves: Poetry of Poverty in Broadside ...
Insofar as singers and reciters constituted by all odds the largest group of balladmongers, the size of the captive audience alone must have compared favorably with the size of audience indoors for any other mode of broadcasting a dozen ...
James G. Hepburn, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPTIVE AUDIENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term captive audience is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Valley Forge to celebrate papal visit with Family Day
The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board is using the captive audience to its advantage, as a chance to showcase the national park. «Main Line, Jul 15»
2
Is the end near for the ATM?
... at the airport, where 35 million passengers a year are a “captive audience.” And the bank still can't make money charging people for money. «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»
3
Sens boost 2017 party by 500Gs
Speaking at the team's bar in the Byward Market, Mayor Jim Watson said the team, with its "captive audience," will attract more visitors to ... «Ottawa Sun, Jul 15»
4
Harris to perform in hometown
Each evening Harris will be showcasing his family friendly music filled with real life sprinkled with humor to his captive audience. He will be playing songs off of ... «Williamson Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Ghosting Is Bad — But the "Insta-Dump" Is So, So Much Worse
The passive cruelty coupled with a captive audience is the equivalent of calling a town hall to end the relationship. And it's more common than ... «Mic, Jul 15»
6
How to Generate High Quality Leads in No Time
With a newsletter, you have a captive audience (individuals need to opt-in to your newsletter) however e-mail lists are a fantastic strategy to ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
7
Second Destination Downtown planned in Plattsburgh
"You would have a captive audience," she said, adding that she could once again handle the marketing of the event. Kovacs said that date ... «Plattsburgh Press Republican, Jul 15»
8
Picture postcard post office put up for sale
“Lower Ashton acts as a feeder village to other hamlets in the surrounding area providing a captive audience and untapped potential for the ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
9
A unique CSR initiative to promote theatre
Theatre personalities like Makarand Deshpande and Manav Kaul are extremely talented but they have a captive audience. Bhatia makes it ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
10
TNC Street Theater to Host TEACH IT RIGHT, OR RIGHT TO TEACH …
... and holding a large, non-captive audience. The music varies in style from Bossa Nova to Hip Hop to Musical Comedy to Gilbert & Sullivan. «Broadway World, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Captive audience [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/captive-audience>. May 2024 ».
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