roundtable
noun
round·ta·ble
ˈrau̇n(d)-ˌtā-bəl 
variants
or less commonly round table
plural roundtables also round tables
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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Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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The roundtable’s all here to debate that and much more.
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—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The interior also worked well for the series’ trademark giant roundtable, and was able to accommodate the large cast.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
First, exploratory roundtables with UK directors across sectors, identifying how executives thought about GenAI—what excited them, what worried them.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Docs to Watch The 12th annual Docs to Watch series will be accompanied by a roundtable with the directors hosted by Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
Over the past decade-plus, the analytics movement went from a roundtable in an MIT classroom to the norm in professional sports.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The roundtable’s all here to debate that and much more.
—ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Rachel Reilly, another former winner who starred on this season and was the first member of the jury, is sure to provide the fireworks at the roundtable.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
During their roundtable with lawmakers, Nyong’o and Moore were joined by experts from the Society for Women’s Health Research, highlighting three bills related to maternal health and uterine fibroids research.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The interior also worked well for the series’ trademark giant roundtable, and was able to accommodate the large cast.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
First, exploratory roundtables with UK directors across sectors, identifying how executives thought about GenAI—what excited them, what worried them.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Roundtable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roundtable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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