noun · neutral
league
/liːɡ/LEAGUE
An organised competition in which a group of teams play each other over a season.
Examples
“Our team has just been promoted to the national league.”
“The league table shows who is first and who is last.”
“He played in the top domestic league for several years.”
Band 8 sentence
“Promotion and relegation keep the league competitive, ensuring that underperforming teams face consequences while successful clubs move up.”
Collocations
- football league
- league table
- promoted to the league
Word family
Common mistakes
He won the tournament last year, so he plays in the league now.→He won the tournament last year, so his team was promoted to the league.
She plays in league.→She plays in the league.
Say it for a higher band
5division→6tournament→7+league
Synonyms
division
Easily confused
tournament
“The tennis tournament lasted two weeks and featured world-class players.”
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