variants or less commonly round table
plural roundtables also round tables
Synonyms of roundtable
1
: a conference for discussion or deliberation by several participants
also : the participants in such a conference
2
a
Round Table : the large circular table of King Arthur and his knights
b
: the knights of King Arthur

Examples of roundtable in a Sentence

an international roundtable of medical experts on the disease
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Sandhoo identified several issues with the first Tranche 1 satellites during a roundtable with reporters before this week’s launch. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 Those questions, and a lot more, are discussed as the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast‘s Michael Schneider, Emily Longeretta and Jazz Tangcay hit the roundtable to go over the winners, snubs and surprises from this week’s Emmy nominations. Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 July 2026 Today, many successful operators generate diversified revenues through conferences, awards, webinars, lead generation, subscriptions, research reports, roundtables and community partnerships. Simon Corbett, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 All right, the roundtable is here. ABC News, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for roundtable

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of roundtable was in the 14th century

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“Roundtable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roundtable. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

round table

noun
ˈrau̇n(d)-ˌtā-bəl
1
capitalized R&T : the large round table of King Arthur and his knights
2
usually roundtable : a meeting of several persons for discussion

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