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   league

   /liːɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation: "the League of Nations" Similar allianceconfederationconfederacyfederationunionassociationcoalitioncombineconsortiumaffiliationguildcorporationconglomeratecooperativepartnershipfellowshipsyndicatecompactbandgroupcircleringblocfactionaxiscongressententebrotherhoodsocietyfraternitycoterielodgerare:consociationsodality
   • ▪ an agreement or alliance. archaic
   • 2. a group of sports clubs which play each other over a period for a championship: "the leading goalscorer in the league" Similar championshipcompetitioncontestgroupbandassociation
   • ▪ the contest for the championship of a league: "the year we won the league"
   • ▪ short for rugby league
   • 3. a class or category of quality or excellence: "the two men were not in the same league" Similar classgroupcategoryability grouplevel of abilitylevel

   verb

   • 1. join in a league or alliance: "Oscar had leagued with other construction firms"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a compact for mutual protection or advantage): via French from Italian lega, from legare ‘to bind’, from Latin ligare.

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