Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun round_robin
2 senses of round robin
Sense 1
round robin -- (a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant)
=> tournament, tourney -- (a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner)
Sense 2
round robin -- (a letter signed by a number of people)
=> letter, missive -- (a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor")