round-robin
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Definition of round-robin
1a : a written petition, memorial, or protest to which the signatures are affixed in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first
b : a statement signed by several persons
c : something (such as a letter) sent in turn to the members of a group each of whom signs and forwards it sometimes after adding comment
3 : a tournament in which every contestant meets every other contestant in turn
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colloquy, conference, council, forum, panel, panel discussion, parley, powwow, roundtable, seminar, symposium
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round-robin
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English Language Learners Definition of round-robin
sports : a competition in which every player or team plays once against every other player or team
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