musical chairs meaning and definition

MUSICAL CHAIRS noun

Definition of 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
   • synonyms: 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"