League or The League may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band
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The League
''The League'' is an American television sitcom that aired on FX and later FXX from October 29, 2009, to December 9, 2015, for a total of seven seasons. The series, set in Chicago, is a semi-improvised comedy show about a fantasy football l ...
'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football
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League of Legends
''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...
'', a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game, often called "League"
Sports
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Sports league
A sports league is a group of individual athletes, sports teams or clubs who form a league to compete against each other and gain points in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among them ...
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Rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
, full contact football code, often referred to as just "league"
Other uses
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League (unit)
A league is a unit of length. It was common in Europe and Latin America, but due to its highly inconsistent definition, it is no longer an official unit in any nation. Derived from an ancient Celtic unit and adopted by the Romans as the , the leag ...
, traditional unit of length of three miles or an hour's walk
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League (non-profit)
The LEAGUE (officially Community League) is a nonprofit, school and web-based program for service learning. The organization was founded in 2005 and as of July 2008, 189 schools, representing 1,833 classes and 110,535 students in 21 states nati ...
, a program for service learning
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The League (app)
The League is a social and dating mobile application launched in 2015 and available in several cities all over the world on iOS and Android.
History
The League App was founded in 2014 by Amanda Bradford, who also serves as its CEO.Georgia Wel ...
, a dating app
See also
* The Catholic League of France, or
Catholic League (French)
The Catholic League of France (), sometimes referred to by contemporary (and modern) Catholic Church, Catholics as the Holy League (), was a major participant in the French Wars of Religion. The League, founded and led by Henry I, Duke of Guise, i ...
, an association of pro-Catholic interests in France, active circa 1575-1600
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Lega (political party)
Lega (), whose official name is Lega per Salvini Premier (, LSP or LpSP), is a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist political party in Italy, led by Matteo Salvini. The LSP is the informal successor of Lega Nord (, LN).
The LSP was establi ...
, a political party in Italy
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Confederation
A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a political union of sovereign states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ...
, a union of sovereign groups or states united for common action
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Republic
A republic, based on the Latin phrase ''res publica'' ('public affair' or 'people's affair'), is a State (polity), state in which Power (social and political), political power rests with the public (people), typically through their Representat ...
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Commonwealth
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth ...
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