連盟

れんめい · renmei · JLPT N1 · noun

league

⚽🤝 連 = link/connect, 盟 = oath/pledge: a group bound together by a sworn pact

Teams and nations link arms through a shared oath. 連盟 (れんめい) is the formal league or alliance that joins members under one binding promise.

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