league
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2.4
- noun
- /liːɡ/
- The league has decided to implement new rules to enhance fair play among the teams.
- sports league
- professional league
- major league
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- We have a Champions League winner on this week, Mr.
- People think if you're a League One player, you've made it.
- I love, I love the Premier League, I love watching soccer.
- And I thought, I remember we won the league that year at Southampton away.
- So we've got MMA called Super Fight League in India.
- That's like Man City winning the Premier League and then saying we're the world champs.
- As a basketball player, I'm a below average rec league basketball player, right?
- She she was successful in the G League, and here's my thing.
- Like the the league in the NBA catches up.
- And it's sad, but it's OK because like, the league is still in good hands.
Examples
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And they said half the league's gonna be there.
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The league organizes matches every weekend for its member teams.
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Question of the day What English Premier League team should I support?
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And I thought, I remember we won the league that year at Southampton away.
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But the fact that the best team in the league right now is in Las Vegas.
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He's the greatest winner this league has ever seen.
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The development of less intensive leagues as youth age may help encourage them to continue their participation.
Academic text (2008) -
The most common consequence was suspension from league competition for varying lengths of time.
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He's one of the best ballplayers in the league.
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Two competing financial organizations each sought to bring a major-league franchise permanently to the Bay Area.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
206
3.2
A group of sports teams in the same league that play each other
76
2.8
An organized baseball and softball league for children with teams, games, and coaching
56
3.0
A group of sports teams that play below the top professional level
37
1.6
An organized competition where football teams play each other over a season
16
2.3
A group of hockey teams that play each other under a set schedule and rules
11
1.6
A group of baseball teams that play each other in scheduled games
8
2.3
A group of basketball teams that play against each other in a series of games
7
3.1
A group of bowling teams that play each other during a season
2
4.2
The top league in a sport where the best teams play
1
4.9
The organization that runs professional football leagues in England below the Premier League
Idioms
- Informal
21
7.6
Too good for someone to match, often in social or romantic situations
Compounds
76
2.8
An organized baseball and softball league for children with teams, games, and coaching
27
3.8
An organization of Arab countries that helps them work together on politics, trade, culture, and social issues
10
4.1
An international group created after World War I to keep peace, ended in 1946 and replaced by the United Nations
8
2.3
A group of basketball teams that play against each other in a series of games
- Slang
1
8.9
A low-level baseball league often used to describe something of lower quality
1
8.6
A group of Native American tribes in northeastern North America that joined together
1
9.9
A group of northern European trading cities that worked together for trade and protection in the Middle Ages
1
8.5
A group of five Iroquois tribes in eastern North America that formed a political alliance and later added a sixth
A war from 1689 to 1697 in which many European countries fought against France led by King Louis XIV
An organization that helps people share new ideas, find investors, and meet business contacts
How Competitive
683
2.5
17
3.5
∞
2.4
80
1.0
8
2.8
1
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
League (in sports) comes from Old French ligue and Latin ligare 'to bind', the same root behind words like oblige. A sports league is simply teams 'bound' into one organized group to play against each other, which explains the modern meaning.