1. League of Nations - Noun
2. League of Nations - Proper noun
an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed
Source: WordNetNo nation is so great as to be able to afford, in the long run, to remain outside an increasingly universal League of Nations. Hjalmar Branting
I have loved but one flag and I can not share that devotion and give affection to the mongrel banner invented for the League of Nations. Henry Cabot Lodge
The Covenant of the League of Nations had envisaged sponsoring only the protection of certain categories of men: national minorities and populations of territories controlled by other countries. Rene Cassin
It is a commonplace that the League of Nations is not yet-what its most enthusiastic protagonists intended it to be. Hjalmar Branting
The League of Nations is the greatest humbug in history. They cannot even protect a little nation like Armenia. They do nothing but pass useless resolutions. David Lloyd George
There is no reason why agreement on particular points should not be both possible and advantageous to the so-called neutrals and to one or more of the blocs, either existing or in the process of formation, within the League of Nations. Hjalmar Branting