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English Dictionary: musical chairs by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
musical chairs
n
  1. 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
    Synonym(s): musical chairs, going to Jerusalem
  2. 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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