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1
a
group
of
teams
playing a
sport
who take part in
competitions
between
each other:
Examples:
Who do you think will
win
the
league
championship
this year?
UK
Liverpool
were
top
of the
Football
League
that year.
They are
currently
bottom
of the
league
.
2
a
group
of people or
countries
who
join
together because they have the same
interest
:
Examples:
the
League
of
Nations
3
a
group
of
teams
or
players
in a
sport
who take part in
competitions
against each other:
Examples:
Our
team
has the
worst
record
in the
league
.
Do you
belong
to a
bowling
league
?
4
A
league
is also a
group
in which all the
players
, people, or things are on
approximately
the same
level
:
Examples:
His new
movie
is just not in the same
league
as his last one (= not as good as the one before).
5
a
group
of people or
countries
that
join
together because they have the same
interest
:
Examples:
the
League
of
Nations
6
If someone is in
league
with someone else, they have
agreed
secretly
to do something together,
esp
. something
illegal
or wrong:
Examples:
They were in
league
with their
accountants
to
cheat
the
government
by
hiding
their real
income
.
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