major league

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major league (plural major leagues)

  1. An association of sports teams which plays at the highest skill level of its sport, especially Major League Baseball.
  2. (usually in plural or attributive) The highest level of competition in a field of endeavor.
    You can't be so casual. You're in the major leagues now.

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major league (comparative more major league, superlative most major league)

  1. Of or pertaining to a major sports league; belonging to the professional level of a sport, such as US baseball.
  2. Analogous in importance to a major league sports team.
    That rock band is really major league.
    Calatrava is a major league architect.
  3. Serious, high-level; significant
    The company made a major league effort to get the contract.
    Bill accidentally faxed sensitive documents to our competitors, and such a major league mess-up could only be dealt with by firing Bill.