musical chairs
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musical chairs
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musical chairs
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MUSICAL CHAIRS
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a children's game in which players walk around a row of chairs while music plays and try to sit down when the music stops
◊ In musical chairs the number of chairs is always one less than the number of players, and the player who is not fast enough to find a chair when the music stops has to leave the game.
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a situation in which many changes happen in a way that is confusing or harmful
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The changes in the administration amounted to a game of musical chairs.
