rota

¹

[ roh-tuh ]

noun

1. Chiefly British.
   1. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
   2. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
2. a roster.
3. (initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. Official_name Sa·cra Ro·ma·na Ro·ta [sah, -kr, uh, roh-, mah, -n, uh, , roh, -t, uh] or Sa·cred Ro·man Ro·ta. the ecclesiastical tribunal in Rome, constituting the court of final appeal.

rota

²

[ roh-tuh ]

noun

1. rote ².

Rota

³

[ raw-tah ]

noun

1. Ni·no [nee, -naw], 1911–1979, Italian composer.

rota

¹

/ ˈrəʊtə /

noun

1. a register of names showing the order in which people take their turn to perform certain duties

Rota

²

/ ˈrəʊtə /

noun

1. RC Church the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for judging cases brought before the Holy See

Word History and Origins

Origin of rota¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin: “wheel”

Word History and Origins

Origin of rota¹

C17: from Latin: a wheel

Example Sentences

NHS trusts could also be banned from using expensive agency staffing to cover certain rota gaps.

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An ambulance worker who tried to kill her boss in a "frenzied" hammer attack after an ongoing row over shifts on a staff rota has been jailed.

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Staff are not able to choose the day they get off and it is planned on a rota basis instead.

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She told BBC Scotland News that in her mother's absence, her "rugby family" devised a rota to help care for her - which included brushing her hair, feeding her and ensuring she was never alone.

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It had to check how many drivers might be available for overtime, draw up new rotas and update the timetable.

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Related Words

• agenda
• inventory
• record
• schedule
• table