Round Robin

a protest or remonstrance addressed to superior officers and signed in such a way that no particular name heads the list. This is accomplished by writing names along lines representing the spokes of a wheel, or around its circumference. This method appears to have arisen among the petty officers of France. The term is derived from the French rond-ruban, meaning round ribbon. It is a favorite form of remonstrance among sailors who desire to ask for better food or different treatment of any sort. See Petition