roundup

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold
noun a summary list; as in e.g.
noun the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police

Deverbal from round up.

When the roundup was completed, the doors were opened and the party marched out. — The Jungle, Upton Sinclair
Next day the scene of the roundup was changed, and the mustangs were forgotten. — Wild Animals I Have Known, Ernest Thompson Seton
Sorenson and Templer attended the ECCO and CERT roundups twice a week since they began after the first EMP-T explosion. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau

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