round robin



round robin

1. A petition or other document signed by several persons in sequence, so that no one can tell who was the first to sign it. For example, We decided to send a round robin to management to protest the new rules about work hours . This term originally referred to a grievance presented by seamen to their captain, called round because of the circular sequence of names, but the source of robin has been lost. [Early 1700s]
2. In sports, a tournament in which each player or team plays against all of the others in turn. For example, The club always holds a tennis round robin on the Fourth of July. [Late 1800s]
See also: robin, round

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lucialoo-CHEE-ah (Italian), LOO-tsee-ah (German), LOO-shə (English), loo-SEE-ə (English)Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
SieuwerdSOO-ərtDutch
BarbBAHRBEnglish
Khordad-Persian Mythology
TomaszTAW-mahshPolish
Akosua-Western African, Akan