League | Mean of league in English Dictionary

/ˈliːg/

• Noun
• a group of sports teams that play against each other
1. a softball/bowling league
2. the National Football League
3. I enjoy playing chess, but when I tried playing against George, I knew right away that I was out of my league. [=I knew that he was much better than I was]
4. According to one restaurant reviewer, the two chefs are not even in the same league. [=one of the chefs is much better than the other]
5. He's a pretty good writer, but he's not in the same league as she is. = He's a pretty good writer, but she's in a different league altogether. [=she is a much better writer than he is]
6. When it comes to cooking, he's in a league of his own. [=he is a much better cook than anyone else]
• a group or organization of nations or people united for a purpose
1. the League of Nations
2. joined the League of Voters
3. The league has grown to include 12 member states.
• working with someone especially to do something dishonest
1. She denies that she is in league with [=conspiring with] corrupt officials.
2. He suspects that they are in league together [=working with each other; working together] against him.

• any one of several old units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers)