captive audience
captive audience · captive audiences
A person or people who are unable to leave a place or situation and are thus forced to…A person or people who are unable to leave a place or situation and are thus forced to listen to or watch something.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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
plural: captive audiences| Singular | captive audience |
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