audience room

noun

1. a room for holding formal interviews or hearings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of audience room¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Looking relaxed and wearing a blue pinstriped suit, the King sat down with the prime minister in the ornately decorated Audience Room, surrounded by photos of his royal relations and a painting by Canaletto of the Thames.

From BBC

"The moment I've been dreading, as I know a lot of people have," Charles was heard saying to the prime minister as they met in the audience room at Buckingham Palace.

From Reuters

We were in a formal audience room in the presidential palace in Tunis around midday on Friday, all crystal sconces and gilt-edged chairs.

From New York Times

Additionally, the Queen was accused of completely removing their photo from her audience room in Buckingham Palace in October.

From Fox News

The palace released a photo of Johnson in the queen’s private audience room bowing to the monarch and shaking her right hand after she asked him to form a new government.

From Washington Post