| Articles of Confederation |
a document created in 1781 that served as a set of guidelines for governing the newly formed United States of America. The Articles of Confederation created a "firm league of friendship" among the thirteen original states and maintained the majority of power in states' hands. It was replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789. |
| big league |
see "major league." [1/2 definitions] |
| big-league |
of, concerning, or suitable for a top professional sports league, esp. one of the baseball major leagues. [1/2 definitions] |
| bush leaguer |
(informal) someone associated with a bush-league group or sphere of activity. [1/2 definitions] |
| cellar |
(informal) the position of an athletic team that is last in the league standings. [1/4 definitions] |
| circuit |
an association of teams, clubs, or other groups having a common focus; league. [1/8 definitions] |
| confederation |
a confederated group, as of countries or peoples; alliance; league. [1/3 definitions] |
| Cornell University |
an Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York, founded in 1865. |
| designated hitter |
in the American League in baseball, a team member chosen at the beginning of a game to bat in place of the pitcher. |
| DH |
abbreviation of "designated hitter," in the American League in baseball, a team member chosen at the beginning of a game to bat in place of the pitcher. |
| federate |
to bring together or unite in a federation or league. [2 definitions] |
| federation |
the act of federating or joining together into a league of states. [1/2 definitions] |
| Fourteen Points |
the provisions of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's proposed plan for peace in Europe after World War I, first enumerated in a speech to the U.S. Congress in 1918. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the war, ultimately included only four of the Fourteen Points, including the creation of a League of Nations. |
| Hansa |
any town belonging to the Hanseatic League. [1/2 definitions] |
| Harvard University |
an Ivy League university in the U.S. founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, considered a world center for research and scholarship. |
| Ivy League |
of or pertaining to an Ivy League school or schools. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jackie Robinson |
born Jack Roosevelt Robinson, U.S. professional baseball player who in 1947 became the first African American to play in major league baseball (b.1919--d.1972). |
| league1 |
to unite as if in a league (usu. fol. by "together"). [1/4 definitions] |
| league2 |
a square area that is a league on each side; square league. [1/2 definitions] |
| leaguer |
a member of a league (often used in combination). |
| Little League |
in the United States, a baseball league for players at or under the age of twelve. |