The difference between Alliance and League
When used as nouns, alliance means the state of being allied, whereas league means a group or association of cooperating members.
When used as verbs, alliance means to connect or unite by alliance, whereas league means to form an association.
check bellow for the other definitions of Alliance and League
-
Alliance as a noun (uncountable):
The state of being allied.
Examples:
"matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state, or between two countries"
-
Alliance as a noun (countable):
The act of allying or uniting.
-
Alliance as a noun (countable):
A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
-
Alliance as a noun (countable):
Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
-
Alliance as a noun (with the [[definite article]]):
The persons or parties allied.
Examples:
"rfquotek Nicholas Udall"
-
Alliance as a verb (obsolete):
To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.
-
League as a noun:
A group or association of cooperating members.
Examples:
"the League of Nations"
-
League as a noun:
An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
Examples:
"My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League and the American League in baseball."
-
League as a noun (informal):
rugby league
Examples:
"Are you going to watch the league tonight?"
-
League as a noun:
A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia.
-
League as a verb:
To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.
Examples:
"rfquotek South"
-
League as a noun ([[measurement]]):
The distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles (about five kilometers).
-
League as a noun:
A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.