captive audience
noun
: a person or people who are unable to leave a place and are thus forced to listen to what is being said
The passengers on the plane were a captive audience.
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Past unionization campaigns that occurred before the 2017 Amazon takeover, such as in Madison, Wisconsin and Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, succumbed to captive audience trainings and other effective union avoidance techniques.
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Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
And this year, the state legislature passed a law prohibiting employers from holding mandatory one-on-one anti-union meetings — often called captive audience meetings — with their employees.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2024
And so the idea of having a captive audience is really quite new to us, like an actual audience that’s there from the beginning to the end.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Break The Event Into Micro-Sessions A key difference between physical and virtual events is that physical events have a captive audience.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
It’s further enhanced by a never better Anne Hathaway and indie staple Rosemary DeWitt, perfect as two sisters caustically reuniting in front of their captive audience of friends and family.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
The advantages of such a remote location includes having a captive audience of motivated filmmakers and delegates who choose to be there and make the effort to travel.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 28 July 2024
But the year 2000 has been a point of fascination for a couple years now (which feels equal to a decade these days), finding a captive audience with Gen Zers in particular.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
House impeachment managers delivered the charges to the Senate on Tuesday, standing in the well of the Senate and reading them aloud to a captive audience.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
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Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
And this year, the state legislature passed a law prohibiting employers from holding mandatory one-on-one anti-union meetings — often called captive audience meetings — with their employees.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2024
And so the idea of having a captive audience is really quite new to us, like an actual audience that’s there from the beginning to the end.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Break The Event Into Micro-Sessions A key difference between physical and virtual events is that physical events have a captive audience.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
It’s further enhanced by a never better Anne Hathaway and indie staple Rosemary DeWitt, perfect as two sisters caustically reuniting in front of their captive audience of friends and family.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
The advantages of such a remote location includes having a captive audience of motivated filmmakers and delegates who choose to be there and make the effort to travel.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 28 July 2024
But the year 2000 has been a point of fascination for a couple years now (which feels equal to a decade these days), finding a captive audience with Gen Zers in particular.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
House impeachment managers delivered the charges to the Senate on Tuesday, standing in the well of the Senate and reading them aloud to a captive audience.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Captive audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captive%20audience. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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