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Synonyms of league
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
- a league of concerned parishioners who are seeking a greater voice in church affairs
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- association,
- board,
- brotherhood,
- chamber,
- club,
- college,
- congress,
- consortium,
- council,
- fellowship,
- fraternity,
- guild
- (also gild),
- institute,
- institution,
- order,
- organization,
- society,
- sodality
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2
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
- created to avert future wars, the League of Nations was a forerunner of the United Nations
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3
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
- that falls into a different league of fiction—the popular novel
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of league (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
- the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood
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2
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
- some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed
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“League.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/league. Accessed 22 Jan. 2022.
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