Roundups

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A collection or summary of information or events gathered into one compilation
2. A process of bringing together individuals or items for a specific purpose, often related to gathering news or stories
3. An organized gathering of certain people or things for review, discussion, or action

Etymology: "Roundups" is the plural of "roundup", a noun built from the phrasal verb "round up". The verb itself is the older element: to round up means to gather scattered things or people into one place, as when herding cattle or collecting a group together. The noun grew out of that action, so a roundup was originally the gathering itself, often of livestock on the open range. From that physical sense the word extended to figurative use. A roundup of the day's news is a collection of scattered items brought together in one place, which is how the modern sense of a summary of events developed. The plural "roundups" is simply the form used when more than one such gathering or summary is meant.

Synonyms: gatherings, collections, assemblies