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league1
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n.
1.
a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for a particular purpose, typically mutual protection or cooperation:
the League of Nations.
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an agreement to combine in this way.
2.
a group of sports clubs that play each other over a period for a championship.
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the contest for the championship of such a league:
the year we won the league.
3.
a class or category of quality or excellence:
the two men were not in the same league
Jack’s in a league of his own.
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v.
(leagues
, leagued
, lea·guing
) [intr.]
join in a league or alliance:
Oscar had leagued with other construction firms.
PHRASES:
in league
conspiring with another or others:
he is in league with the devil.
league2 • n.
a
former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles.
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 "St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)")
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EAST LEAGUE TAKES 54TH ANNUAL EMBA ALL-STAR CLASSIC : EAST LEAGUE HOLDS 26-20 ADVANTAGE OVER WEST SINCE GAME BEGAN IN 1955.(St. Charles County Post)(Profile\54th Annual Emba All-Star Classic\Sidebar Story)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 7/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...it's third win in succession - the East League now holds a 26-20 edge over the West League since the East-versus-West format was adopted...hit by a pitch and taking first base, East League catcher Dennis Osborne of the Creve Coeur Lookouts...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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LEAGUES PROMOTE LOVE OF THE GAME BY BUZZ GRAY SPECIAL TO THE TIMES UNION.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/10/2001; 700+ words
; ...Although Little League regulations don...discouraged. Most leagues assess a registration...390 teams in the 12 leagues under his jurisdiction...The National Little League, with 28 teams and...of youth baseball leagues. None come close to duplicating Little League's worldwide appeal...
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 "Courier-News (Elgin, IL)")
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LEAGUE All-Star Softball body:f"c frank" 9-10 State Tournament AT
Newspaper article from: Courier-News (Elgin, IL); 8/9/2000; 700+ words
; LEAGUE All-Star Softball body: f"c frank...Rock Falls 13, LaGrange 9 SOFTBALL City League Standings body: f"c frank" THROUGH WEEK...body: f"c frank" Sunday 12-Inch A League f"helvetica" Teamord Topside Roofing8...
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 "New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand)")
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late league story.winning team XXlosers XX.
Newspaper article from: New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand); 7/5/2007; 700+ words
; blah blah blah late league story coming in here. blah blah blah late league story coming in here. blah blah blah late league story coming in here. blah blah blah late league story coming in here. blah blah blah late league story coming in here...
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League winners aim for CIF titles
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 11/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Division X playoffs after winning the Pioneer League title. Peninsula (9-0-1) is the...Division III playoffs after winning the Bay League championship for the first time since...champion in Division X and won the Los Padres League, considered the most competitive in the...
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Hockey leagues forced to downsize after years of reckless expansion.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/26/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...shores of Lake Erie. Leagues consolidated. The...International Hockey League, for example, called...the National Hockey League subsidize the top...rest of the minor leagues must rely mostly...supported minor-league hockey for decades...markets, as the minor leagues followed the NHL...
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league of their own Perseverance pays off for softball enthusiasts
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 3/28/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...national games. "The new league is going to be fun...local senior softball leagues. A league for men 50 and older...players in the men's league also compete on softball...playing in various sports leagues for people 50 and older...
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 "Sunday Life (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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LEAGUES APART.(SPORT)
Magazine article from: Sunday Life (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/23/2006; 700+ words
; ...latest radical overhaul planned for Irish League football's top flight. Up to six clubs...reduce the number of teams in the Premier League in an attempt to re-brand and re-market...However, news of this invite-only league, which would render each club's final...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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ATLANTIC LEAGUE GAVE BOROWSKI, OTHERS A CHANCE.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 10/10/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...sold players to big-league organizations. Unlike many independent leagues, the Atlantic League shops for players released...After next season, Major League Baseball and the National...which runs the minor leagues, will renegotiate the...
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 "Herald-News (Joliet, IL)")
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LEAGUE OWNERS OUT | MAY OPEN DOOR FOR CITY: TALKS WITH OTHER LEAGUES MAY PROCEED BEFORE DEC. 31
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 12/2/2000; 700+ words
; ...the Great Lakes League and allow the...negotiate with other leagues before the letter...the Great Lakes League. The Lugnuts...Professional Baseball Leagues will consider...Professional Baseball Leagues by pursuing the Great Lakes League against their...
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League of The Militant Godless
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
LEAGUE OF THE MILITANT GODLESS One of the early...ambitious attempts at social engineering, the League of the Militant Godless ( Soyuz voinstvuyushchikh...dismal failures. Founded in 1925 as the League of the Godless, it was one of numerous...
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League of Nations
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
League of Nations █ ADRIENNE WILMOTH LERNER When...peace. Wilson's idea led to the creation of the League of Nations, and earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919. The League of Nations was short lived, and plagued with problems...
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League of Women Voters
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. When the victory for suffrage was won, Carrie...Catt was determined that women would use the vote and envisioned the League of Women Voters to forward this goal. On 14 February 1920, the...
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Muslim League
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Muslim League political organization of India and Pakistan, founded 1906 as the All-India Muslim League by Aga Khan III. Its original purpose...Muslims in India. An early leader in the League, Muhammad Iqbal , was one of the first...
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Junior Leagues International, Association of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Montreal. In 1921, thirty Junior Leagues formed the Association of Junior Leagues International. During the...provided the New York Junior League with the first training course...that time forward, the Junior Leagues were noted for their emphasis...
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