ROUND ROBIN

n. phr. 1. Something written, especially a request or protest that is signed by a group of people. Often used like an adjective. The people in our neighborhood are sending a round robin to the Air Force to protest the noise the jet planes make flying over our houses. 2. A letter written by a group of people each writing one or two paragraphs and then sending the letter to another person, who adds a paragraph, and so on. The class sent a round-robin letter to Bill in the hospital. 3. A meeting in which each one in a group of people takes part; a talk between various members of a group. Often used like an adjective. There is a round-robin meeting of expert fishermen on the radio, giving advice on how to catch fish. 4. A contest or games in which each player or team plays every other player or team in turn. Often used like an adjective. The tournament will be a round robin for all the high school teams in the city.