<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.</li><li>the aggregation of persons, parties, states, etc., associated in such a covenant or compact; confederacy.</li><li><strong>Synonyms</strong>: coalition, combination.</li><li>an association of individuals having a common goal.</li><li><strong>Sports</strong>: a group of athletic teams organized to promote mutual interests and to compete chiefly among themselves: a tri-county community softball league.</li><li>a major league: He played in both leagues, with four different teams, but he’ll always be remembered most as a Cincinnati Red.</li><li>a minor league: During her tenure as general manager of the league in Florida, eight of her players were promoted to the majors.</li><li>group; class; category: As a pianist he just simply isn't in your league.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with or without object) leagued, leaguing.<ul><li>to unite in a league; combine.</li><li>People are judged, fairly or not, by the company that they keep, and the people they league themselves with.</li><li>Some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed.</li></ul></li></ul>