ROUND ROBIN | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of round robin in English round robinnoun [ C ] uk /ˌraʊnd ˈrɒb.ɪn/ us /ˌraʊnd ˈrɑː.bɪn/

round robin noun [C] (LETTER)

Add to word list Add to word list UK a letter, usually of demands or complaints, that is signed by many people UK a letter that you send to a lot of people, for example at Christmas, telling them what you have done that year Activism & pressure groups

• active citizen
• active citizenship
• active resistance
• activism
• activist
• circulator
• citizen advocacy
• clicktivism
• clicktivist
• counter-demonstrate
• insurrection
• interest group
• lobbyist
• lock on phrasal verb
• locking on
• slacktivism
• slacktivist
• social enterprise
• social entrepreneur
• special interest group

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Letters, notes and cards

round robin noun [C] (COMPETITION)

a competition in which all the players play against each other at least once Competitions, & parts of competitions

• All-Ireland
• bathing beauty
• be a game of two halves idiom
• beauty contest
• beauty pageant
• bout
• bowl
• championship
• jayvee
• keirin
• local derby
• non-game
• non-major
• omnium
• tournament
• tournament bracket
• tourney
• triple crown
• ultra
• vert

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round-robin | American Dictionary

round-robinnoun [ C ] us /ˈrɑʊndˈrɑb·ɪn/ Add to word list Add to word list a competition in which everyone competes at least once against each other competitor: a round-robin tennis tournament (Definition of round robin from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of round robin

round robin I say this because of the "round robin" which was circulated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that a round robin letter has gone out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The campaign round robin says, correctly, that they were exempted from income tax last year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It suggested organisation, a round robin, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that it is not just a generalised round robin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is not a nom de plume on it, and it is not a round robin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If this sort of thing happens and one society transfers assets or cash to another, there might be a complete round robin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A round robin was sent to me asking me to get him something. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A round robin survey would show that authors almost universally support the agreement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If any additional expenditure be required in any parish or circuit, a round robin goes round the whole congregation and the people rise to the occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The nine participating teams competed in one group of nine and played in a round robin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The league featured 14 clubs, playing in a double round robin league system. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The 12 teams were divided into four groups of three teams each and played a single round robin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The team would finish round robin with a 4-3 record, tied for third place. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of round robin These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of round robin, round-robin?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 信, （通常指提出請求或投訴的）聯名信，聯名聲明書, 傳閱的信件，寄傳給多人看的信件（如在耶誕節時的信件，告訴別人自己那一年所做的事情）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 信, （通常指提出请求或投诉的）联名信，联名声明书, 传阅的信件，发送给多人看的信件（如在圣诞节时的信件，告诉别人自己那一年所做的事情）… See more in Portuguese competição de pontos corridos… See more Need a translator?

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