league
1 Americannoun
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a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.
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the aggregation of persons, parties, states, etc., associated in such a covenant or compact; confederacy.
- Synonyms:
- coalition, combination
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an association of individuals having a common goal.
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Sports. a group of athletic teams organized to promote mutual interests and to compete chiefly among themselves: a tri-county community softball league.
a bowling league for ages 12ā18;
a tri-county community softball league.
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Sports.
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a major league.
He played in both leagues, with four different teams, but heāll always be remembered most as a Cincinnati Red.
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a minor league.
During her tenure as general manager of the league in Florida, eight of her players were promoted to the majors.
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As a pianist he just simply isn't in your league.
verb (used with or without object)
idioms
noun
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a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries: in English-speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).
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a square league, as a unit of land measure, estimated roughly at 4,428 acres (1,791.9 hectares).
noun
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an association or union of persons, nations, etc, formed to promote the interests of its members
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an association of sporting clubs that organizes matches between member teams of a similar standard
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a class, category, or level
he is not in the same league
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working or planning together (with)
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(modifier) of, involving, or belonging to a league
a league game
a league table
verb
noun
Related Words
See alliance.
Etymology
Origin of league1
First recorded in 1425ā75; from French ligue, from Italian liga, lega, from legare, from Latin ligÄre āto tie, bindā
Origin of league2
First recorded in 1350ā1400; Middle English lege, leghe, leuge, from Old French legue, from Late Latin leuga, leuca, a Gaulish unit of distance equal to 1.5 Roman miles, apparently from Gaulish; (compare Breton leĆ³, leu, lev āleagueā)
Example Sentences
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Yes, some people hung on to the information for weeks of athletes playing in outside leagues in violation of CIF bylaw 600, which isnāt good.
From Los Angeles Times
Tottenham last played outside the English top flight in the 1977/78 season and Tudor's first hame in charge ended in a 4-1 derby defeat to north London rivals and league leaders Arsenal on Sunday.
From Barron's
"Part of that will be a model whereby you qualify for an expansion league in the Premiership, but based on criteria around financial sustainability, fanbase and stadium, not just performance on the field of play."
From BBC
One argument put forward for such a relative lack of success in the Champions League given the financial strength of England's top flight is the intense competitive nature of their domestic league.
From Barron's
These leagues have turned themselves into laboratories experimenting with the sportās rulebook.
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