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A ROUND ROBIN:
It is a petition or protest signed in such a way that no name heads the list.  The signatures are placed in circular form, so that no one can say who signed the petition first.  The device is French, and the term is a corruption or rond (round), ruban (a ribbon).  It was first adopted by officers of Government as a means of making known their grievances.

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