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• round table
  round table

  noun

  a number of persons gathered together for conference, discussion of some subject, etc., and often seated at a round table.
• round-table
  round-table

  adjective

  noting or pertaining to a conference, discussion, or deliberation in which each participant has equal status, equal time to present views, etc..
• Round Table
  Round Table

  noun

  (in Arthurian legend) the table of King Arthur, shaped so that his knights could sit around it without any having precedence

round table

¹ American  

Also roundtable

noun

• round tables
  plural

1. a number of persons gathered together for conference, discussion of some subject, etc., and often seated at a round table.

2. the discussion, topic of discussion, or the conference itself.

3. Arthurian Legend. Round Table,

   1. the table, made round to avoid quarrels as to precedence, about which King Arthur and his knights sat.

   2. King Arthur and his knights.

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round-table ² American  

[raund-tay-buhl] / ˈraʊndˌteɪ bəl /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a conference, discussion, or deliberation in which each participant has equal status, equal time to present views, etc..

   round-table discussions.

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Round Table ¹ British  

noun

1. (in Arthurian legend) the table of King Arthur, shaped so that his knights could sit around it without any having precedence

2. Arthur and his knights collectively

3. one of an organization of clubs of young business and professional men who meet in order to further social and business activities and charitable work

4. (in New Zealand) an organization of businessmen supporting policies of the New Right

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round table ² British  

noun

1. 1. a meeting of parties or people on equal terms for discussion

   2. ( as modifier )

      a round-table conference

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• round tables
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of round table¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Origin of round-table²

First recorded in 1820–30

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Example Sentences

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You saw Jackie often at lunch at the round table in her living room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

We're used to raised voices, conflicting theories and lost tempers on Celebrity Traitors, where the round table normally results in a dramatic showdown.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

I joined Stevens, the shop owner, and one other national reporter at a round table and we interviewed the congresswoman for about 20 minutes.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

But unfortunately, by the time Rausch steps up to defend him, the innocent comic is beyond any chance of clemency at the banishment round table.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

Beside the windows, two simple, elegant armchairs faced each other across a low round table on which a tea tray rested.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

But it said representatives from business, civil society, health, culture, higher education and policing would take part in individual round-table discussions with members of the Jewish community, hosted by the ministers.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

And on “Brand New City,” she takes in the scene surrounding her, noting that “‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ plays on the stereo,” while “We quote all our friends / Like they’re round-table poets.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

Rivera announced Wednesday on his Twitter feed that his final appearance on the daily round-table program, which has the largest audience in cable news, will be June 30.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

“It’s a trial thing for them,” said Lisa Lombardy, a studio creative director at TPG, which has been designing lounge spaces in offices where companies can host guests for recorded round-table discussions.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023

He smiled at the idea of holding round-table negotiations with Comrade Sumathi, or, better still, Comrade Lucykutty, who had much the nicer hair.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

In Poland, Solidarity and Lech Wałęsa walked into the Round Table talks as the uncontested voice of the nation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

Though Gandhi did not attend the opening event, several representatives from the Indian delegation of the second Round Table were present.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025

“The Bright Sword” distinguishes itself from more straightforward Arthurian legends by focusing on the characters on the far end of the Round Table, far from the star power of Arthur and Merlin.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024

Pizza chains, notably Pizza Hut and Round Table Pizza, began by cutting an estimated 1,280 delivery jobs this year, per a Wall Street Journal report.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024

A tingle King of. the rebels—the King of the Hundred Knights—had with his own forces two-thirds of the total number to which the Round Table was ever to grow.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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