musical chairs

Noun
  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 (synset 100487681)
    is a type of: child's game - a game enjoyed by children
    same as: going to jerusalem
  2. A rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance (synset 100339999)
    "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"
    is a type of: rearrangement - changing an arrangement

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