captive audience

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for captive audience. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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