league¹ /lēg/

1. A bond or alliance
2. A union for mutual advantage
3. An association or confederacy
4. An association of clubs for games
5. A class or group

To join in league

leaˈguer noun

1. A member of a league
2. (with cap) a member of the league against the Huguenots in the time of Henry III of France, of the Anti-Corn-Law League, or of the Irish Land League (historical)

league match noun

A match between two clubs in the same league

League of Nations noun

An international body, formed under a covenant drawn up in 1919, to secure peace, justice, scrupulous observance of treaties, and international co-operation generally, and superseded in 1945 by the United Nations

league table noun

A table in which clubs in a league are placed according to their performances, or (figurative) any grouping made to reflect relative success, importance, etc

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