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musical chairs
n 1: a child's game in which N players march to music around N-1
chairs; 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 [syn: {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"