Definitions for musical chairs
mu·si·cal cha·irs

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1. musical chairs, going to Jerusalemnoun

   a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated

2. musical chairsnoun

   a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance

   "the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors"; "shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment"

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1. musical chairsnoun

   A children's game in which players circle a group of chairs. There is one chair fewer than the number of players. When someone who is not watching stops playing music, everybody sits down, and the player left without a chair is eliminated.

2. musical chairsnoun

   Any activity which results in repeated, pointless shuffling of people or objects.

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1. Musical chairs

   Musical chairs, also known as Trip to Jerusalem, is a game of elimination involving players, chairs, and music. It is a staple of many parties worldwide.

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1. musical chairs

   Musical Chairs is a traditional game where a number of chairs, one fewer than the number of players, are arranged. Music is played while the players circle the chairs; when the music stops, each player must quickly sit down on a chair. The player left standing without a chair is eliminated from the game. One chair is also removed to ensure that there is always one fewer chair than the number of players. The process continues until only one player remains, and they are declared the winner.

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1. Musical chairs

   Musical chairs is a game played by a group of people, often in an informal setting purely for entertainment such as a birthday party. The game starts with any number of players and a number of chairs one fewer than the number of players; the chairs are arranged in a circle facing outward, with the people standing in a circle just outside of that. A non-playing individual plays recorded music or a musical instrument. While the music is playing, the players in the circle walk in unison around the chairs. When the music player suddenly stops the music, everyone must race to sit down in one of the chairs. The player who is left without a chair is eliminated from the game, and one chair is also removed to ensure that there will always be one fewer chair than there are players. The music resumes and the cycle repeats until there is only one player left in the game, who is the winner. When down to the last two players the chair may be moved as long as the music has stopped before the chair has been touched.

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1. • Child's Game
   • Rearrangement

How to pronounce musical chairs?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say musical chairs in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of musical chairs in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of musical chairs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of musical chairs in a Sentence

1. Scott Walker:

   Politics has a musical chairs component to it, you have the hourglass of sand and at the end of the day, there's only one seat.

2. Thierry Chow:

   Lunar New Year’s like playing musical chairs – whoever sits in the spot gets Tai Sui. You ’ll change your position next round.

3. Noah Schwarz:

   In certain groups you are going to see some impressive numbers this year reflecting the robust M&A market and in an attempt to keep top bankers happy and not moving, there have been so many situations of musical chairs in 2015 - more trades than I have seen in a long time.

4. Ann Coulter:

   Berkeley, as you know all along, they’ve been changing their position every five minutes, it’s like a game of musical chairs and whenever the music stops the answer is, ‘no, she can’t speak.’ My allies whom I love are on the same side, they ran away, they gave in. And then there was nothing I could do.

5. Chris Weafer:

   It's a political game of musical chairs, when the music stops in 2024 people want to make sure they're not just standing by the right chair but that they're sitting in the most comfortable chair.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=musical chairs
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Musical_Chairs
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_Chairs
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=musical chairs