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Princeton's WordNet

  1. round table, roundtable, round-table conferencenoun

    a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views

    "a roundtable on the future of computing"

  2. Round Table, King Arthur's Round Tablenoun

    (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights

Wiktionary

  1. round tablenoun

    A conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views

  2. round tablenoun

    A television show segment in which pundits or reporters discuss current events.

Wikipedia

  1. Round Table

    The Round Table (Welsh: y Ford Gron; Cornish: an Moos Krenn; Breton: an Daol Grenn; Latin: Mensa Rotunda) is King Arthur's famed table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his knights congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that everyone who sits there has equal status, unlike conventional rectangular tables where participants order themselves according to rank. The table was first described in 1155 by Wace, who relied on previous depictions of Arthur's fabulous retinue. The symbolism of the Round Table developed over time; by the close of the 12th century it had come to represent the chivalric order associated with Arthur's court, the Knights of the Round Table.

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  1. round table

    A round table is a piece of furniture that has a circular tabletop, typically supported by one or more central legs. This design allows people to sit around it comfortably due to its absence of sharp corners or edges. It also refers to a meeting or discussion where participants are given equal status and opportunity to express their opinions, similar to King Arthur's legendary Round Table where all knights were deemed equal.

Wikidata

  1. Round table

    A round table is a table which has no "head" and no "sides", and therefore no one person sitting at it is given a privileged position and all are treated as equals. The idea stems from the Arthurian legend about the Knights of the Round Table in Camelot. Today, round tables are often used at conferences involving many parties. The most famous modern round table was the one used for talks between the Communist government and Solidarity in Poland in 1989; see: Polish Round Table Agreement. Hence, the term "round table" is also used figuratively to refer to a peaceful way of achieving a compromise solution.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of round table in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of round table in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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    To have a civil war within the Conservative Party at that time, in the belief that the referendum having been determined the participants in this civil war are going to sit round table the table and happily smile together is, I think, rather naive, it split the Labour Party ... it kept the Labour Party out of power for nearly two decades.


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