The meaning of League

verb

Officially attach or connect (a subsidiary group or a person) to an organization.

Usage examples:

They are national associations affiliated to larger organizations

noun

A person or organization officially attached to a larger body.

Usage examples:

The firm established links with american affiliates

verb

To become part of or form a close relationship with a group or organization

Usage examples:

[ t ] i’m not affiliated with any political party., [ i ] the two schools will affiliate next year.…

noun

The state or process of affiliating or being affiliated.

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The group has no affiliation to any preservation society

noun

The relationship between two companies that are officially connected to each other

Usage examples:

And that's exactly what's behind our new affiliation: growing the business.

noun

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

Usage examples:

A defensive alliance between australia and new zealand

noun

A group of countries, political parties, or people who work together because of shared interests or aims, or the act of forming such a group

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[ c ] switzerland does not belong to any military alliance., [ u ] alliance against our common enem…

noun

An agreement to work with another person, organization, etc. to try to achieve the same thing

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A business/economic/marketing alliance, forge/form/enter into an alliance with sb/sth the company w…

noun

A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.

Usage examples:

Debate continued among nato allies

verb

Combine or unite a resource or commodity with (another) for mutual benefit.

Usage examples:

He allied his racing experience with his father's business acumen

noun

Variant spelling of alley2.

verb

Combine or unite to form one organization or structure.

Usage examples:

He amalgamated his company with another

verb

To join together or unite, or to cause to join together

Usage examples:

[ i ] the two towns amalgamated to combine their police and fire protection.

verb

To join or unite to form a larger organization or group, or to make separate organizations do this

Usage examples:

Amalgamate with sth the electricians' union is planning to amalgamate with the technicians' union.,…

noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose.

Usage examples:

The national association of probation officers

noun

A group of people united in an organization because of their common interests

Usage examples:

The aarp, the american association of retired persons, is a huge organization with millions of memb…

noun

A group of people or organizations who work together for a particular purpose, often used in the names of particular organizations

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The creation of more part-time jobs is supported by the employers' association., a business/profess…

noun

(in ancient egypt) the supposed soul of a person or god, which survived after death but had to be sustained with offerings of food. it was typically represented as a human-headed bird.

Usage examples:

The ba is everything other than the body that makes a person an individual.

abbreviation

Bachelor of arts.

Usage examples:

David brown, ba

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 56, a soft white reactive metal of the alkaline earth group.

noun

A flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration.

Usage examples:

Wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands

verb

Provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.

Usage examples:

Doors are banded with iron to make them stronger

verb

(of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective.

Usage examples:

Local people banded together to fight the company

noun

A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics.

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The various categories of research

noun

A grouping of people or things by type in any systematic arrangement

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The light trucks weigh less than 5,000 pounds and are in a category that includes minivans, pickups…

noun

A group of people or things that have similar features

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A category of sth the use of the four categories of customer is to ensure that marketing messages a…

noun

A contest for the position of champion in a sport or game.

Usage examples:

The final round of the championship will be in japan

noun

A set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.

Usage examples:

It has good accommodation for a hotel of this class

verb

Assign or regard as belonging to a particular category.

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Conduct which is classed as criminal

adjective

Showing stylish excellence.

Usage examples:

He's a class player

noun

A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

Usage examples:

A coalition between liberals and conservatives

noun

A group formed of different organizations or people who agree to act together, usually temporarily, to achieve something

Usage examples:

A governing coalition, the national coalition on black voter participation

noun

A group of two or more political parties working together to win an election or govern an area

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Form/build/assemble a coalition with no party having gained overall control in the election, the tw…

verb

Work jointly on an activity or project.

Usage examples:

He collaborated with him on numerous hotel projects

verb

Join or merge to form a single unit or substance.

Usage examples:

Combine the flour with the margarine and salt

noun

A group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose.

Usage examples:

One of the world's biggest food and personal products combines

verb

Harvest (a crop) by means of a combine harvester.

Usage examples:

He combined ten acres of linseed

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

Usage examples:

A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

Usage examples:

The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

noun

The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.

Usage examples:

There is fierce competition between banks

noun

An activity done by a number of people or organizations, each of which is trying to do better than all of the others

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[ u ] competition for the job was fierce., [ u ] traditional booksellers face stiff competition fro…

noun

The situation in which people or businesses are trying to be more successful than each other, for example by making more sales in a market

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There has always been competition between the auto manufacturers., stiff/fierce/strong/tough compet…

noun

A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.

Usage examples:

The italian confederacy known as the lombard league

noun

The eleven southern states that left the us and fought against the north in the us civil war

adjective

Joined by an agreement or treaty.

Usage examples:

Some local groups united to form confederate councils

noun

A person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice.

Usage examples:

Where was his confederate, the girl who had stolen richard's wallet?

verb

Bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance.

Usage examples:

The treaty confederated the fourteen tribes

noun

An organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.

Usage examples:

A confederation of trade unions

noun

A group of countries, organizations, or people who have joined together for economic or political reasons

Usage examples:

[ c ] a union confederation

noun

An organization consisting of different groups of people, countries, or companies working together for business or political reasons

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Never before has a confederation of small businesses so seriously challenged the onslaught of big d…

noun

A thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together.

Usage examples:

The earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms

adjective

Relating to a conglomerate, especially a large corporation.

Usage examples:

Conglomerate firms

verb

Gather together into a compact mass.

Usage examples:

Atoms which conglomerate at the centre

noun

An association, typically of several companies.

Usage examples:

It would move the commissioning of care to local authorities, giving democratic control of the heal…

noun

An event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality.

Usage examples:

A tennis contest

verb

Engage in competition to attain (a position of power).

Usage examples:

She declared her intention to contest the presidency

verb

Oppose (an action or theory) as mistaken or wrong.

Usage examples:

The former chairman contests his dismissal

adjective

Involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal.

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Every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise

noun

A farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits.

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We run the agency as a workers' cooperative

noun

A large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law.

Usage examples:

The cardiff bay development corporation

noun

An organization, esp. a business, that has a legally separate existence from the people who run it

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Multinational corporations, she was elected to the board of directors of the corporation., corporat…

noun

A large company, or a group of companies that are controlled as a single organization

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Whether you work for a large corporation or small company, following these easy guidelines can help…

noun

A group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs.

Usage examples:

The russian federation

noun

A group of organizations, states, etc., that have united to form a larger organization or government

Usage examples:

Canada is a federation of provinces and territories.

noun

A group of organizations, regions, countries, etc. that have joined together to form a larger organization or government

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A federation of states/companies/trade unions, etc. the united states is a federation of 50 individ…

noun

Friendly association, especially with people who share one's interests.

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They valued fun and good fellowship as the cement of the community

noun

Money for teaching or study given to a student studying for an advanced degree, or a position at a university paid for in this way

Usage examples:

She applied for a fellowship to continue her studies., [ c ] the artists’ fellowship, [ u ] i like …

noun

The position of a fellow at a college or university

Usage examples:

He was elected to an honorary fellowship at st john's college., be awarded a fellowship she was awa…

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.

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The right model for the teacher unions is the medieval craftsman guilds, the hallmarks of which wer…

noun

An organization of people who do the same job or have the same interests

Usage examples:

The screen actors guild

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

Usage examples:

The front garden is on a level with this floor

adjective

Having a flat, horizontal surface.

Usage examples:

We had reached level ground

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

Usage examples:

Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

noun

The state of being a partner or partners.

Usage examples:

We should go on working together in partnership

noun

An agreement between organizations, people, etc. to work together

Usage examples:

A partnership between sb/sth and sb/sth the government is promoting a partnership between the state…

noun

A group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest.

Usage examples:

Large-scale buyouts involving a syndicate of financial institutions

verb

Control or manage by a syndicate.

Usage examples:

We syndicate stores for retailers, which have fixed-price as their model.

noun

A group of people or companies that join together in order to share the cost of a business operation, such as the buying and publishing of newspaper stories, photographs, etc.

noun

The action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.

Usage examples:

He was opposed to closer political or economic union with europe

noun

The act or the state of being joined together

noun

An organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers

Usage examples:

"no date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning., t…

verb

Come or bring together for a common purpose or action.

Usage examples:

He called on the party to unite

verb

Join or combine

verb

To bring different groups or things together to become one, or to join together to become one

Usage examples:

[ i ] the thirteen american colonies united to form a new nation.