round-robin

ˌraʊndˈrɒbɪn

Definition

Definition of round-robin - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sports tournamenttournament where each contestant competes against every other

The chess club organized a round-robin to determine the best player..

communication

Dated

document circulated for signatures

Dated

They signed a round-robin to support the cause.

circular

document

petition

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round-robin system

tournament format where each plays against all others

The league used a round-robin system for the tournament.

Origin of round-robin

French, ronde (round) + ruban (ribbon)

Examples of round-robin in a sentence

A round-robin ensures everyone gets a chance.
The round-robin was passed around the office for approval.
A round-robin was needed to finalize the agreement.

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French:tournoi à la ronde, pétition, ...
German:Rundenturnier, Rundbrief, ...
Italian:girone all'italiana, documento circolante, ...
Spanish:torneo de todos contra todos, documento de consenso, ...
Portuguese:competição em grupo, abaixo-assinado, ...
Chinese:循环赛, 传阅文件, ...
Japanese:総当たり戦, 回覧文書, ...
Arabic:نِظَام دَوْرِي, عريضة جماعية, ...
Hebrew:טוּרְנִיר כֻּלָּם מוּל כֻּלָּם, עֲצוּמָה, ...
Russian:круговой турнир, круговая петиция, ...
Ukrainian:турнір за круговою системою, круговий лист, ...
Hindi:लीग पद्धति, गोल-रॉबिन, ...
Bengali:রাউন্ড রবিন, রাউন্ড-রবিন, ...
Catalan:tots contra tots, circular, ...
Czech:turnaj každý s každým, podpisový arch, ...
Danish:alle-mod-alle, rundskrivelse, ...
Dutch:rond-robin, rondzendbrief, ...
Greek:σύστημα όλων εναντίον όλων, έγγραφο υπογραφών, ...
Hungarian:körmérkőzés, körbeküldött aláírásgyűjtő ív, ...
Khmer:ការប្រកួតវិលជុំ, លិខិតរួមចុះហត្ថលេខា, ...
Korean:라운드 로빈, 순환 서한, ...
Persian:مسابقهٔ دوره‌ای, سند, ...
Polish:turniej każdy z każdym, list obiegowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):torneio todos contra todos, abaixo-assinado, ...
Romanian:turneu round-robin, document circular, ...
Swedish:rundtur, rundskrivelse, ...
Thai:การแข่งขันแบบพบกันหมด, ราวด์โรบิน, ...
Turkish:herkesin birbiriyle oynadığı turnuva, dolaşım belgesi, ...
Vietnamese:giải đấu vòng tròn, văn bản tuần hoàn, ...

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