ROUND-ROBIN


Meaning of ROUND-ROBIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrau̇nd-ˌrä-bən ]

noun

Etymology: from the name Robin

Date: circa 1730

1.

a. : 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 (as a letter) sent in turn to the members of a group each of whom signs and forwards it sometimes after adding comment

2. : round table 2

3. : a tournament in which every contestant meets every other contestant in turn

4. : series , round

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.