Roster

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Borrowed from Dutch rooster (“gridiron, table, list”), from Middle Dutch roosten (“to roast”). More at roast.

A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class. I'm number 12 on the roster for tonight's game.
A list of the jobs to be performed by members of an organization and often with the date and time that they are expected to perform them. The secretary has produced a new cleaning roster for the Church over the remainder of the year.
A schedule or timetable setting out shift times and dates for each employee of a business. Before uni starts check your work roster with your uni schedule to make sure there are no clashes with your classes.
A bracketed list that shows the elements of a set.

transitive To place the name of (a person) on a roster. I have rostered you for cleaning duties on the first Monday of each month.
transitive To show the elements of a set by listing them inside brackets.