round robin
Everyone plays everyone
A round robin is a tournament format where every competitor plays every other competitor, rather than being eliminated after a loss.
The term extends to any sequential rotation through a group: a round-robin email circulates to each person in turn, and round-robin scheduling distributes tasks or resources equally among participants.
The teams played a round-robin to determine seeding for the playoffs.
Support or category
- fixturesPermanently attached equipment
- matchupsPaired competitive encounters
- schedulePlan of timed events
- rotationTurning on an axis
elimination · seedings · standings · league · playoffs · draw · participants · stages
Turning on an axis
- alternationSequential interchange of elements
- rosterList of members
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
turns · loop · recurrence · succession · iteration · carousel · progression · revolving
Formal written appeal
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- circularForming a closed curve
- documentWritten or electronic file
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
collective · co-signed · memorandum · sailors · mutiny · protest · anonymous · chain letter
Unbiased chance for all
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- parityState of being equal
level playing field · equitable · unbiased · fair play · neutrality · objectivity · non-discrimination · equal access
bracket
Support or category
- fixturesPermanently attached equipment
- matchupsPaired competitive encounters
- schedulePlan of timed events
rotation · elimination · seedings · standings · league · playoffs · draw · participants · stages · competition
rotation
Turning on an axis
- alternationSequential interchange of elements
- rosterList of members
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
cycling · turns · loop · recurrence · succession · iteration · carousel · progression · revolving · interchange
petition
Formal written appeal
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- circularForming a closed curve
- documentWritten or electronic file
grievance · collective · co-signed · memorandum · sailors · mutiny · protest · anonymous · chain letter · manifesto
equal opportunity
Unbiased chance for all
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
parity · level playing field · equitable · unbiased · fair play · neutrality · objectivity · non-discrimination · equal access · democratic
- party gamescharades, musical statues, musical chairs, truth or dare, spin the bottle
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- classroom activitiesclass discussion, group work, class participation, hand raising, reading aloud
- Competition Formatsbest of three, best of five, best of seven, knockout, double elimination
round robinsingle elimination
sudden death · single-elimination tournament · playoff bracket · winner-take-all
round robinchain of command
Formal authority hierarchy
point-to-point · unicast · direct message · broadcast · one-to-one
round, around, surround, rounded, surrounded, rounds, surroundings, surrounding, roundness