| query | If you c_______ a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them.If you champion a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. He passionately championed the poor. The amendments had been championed by pro-democracy activists. |
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| word | champion |
| full-definition | noun A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight . ...a former Commonwealth champion. Kasparov became world champion. ...a champion boxer and skier. If you are a champion of a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. He received acclaim as a champion of the oppressed. He was once known as a champion of social reform. verb If you champion a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. He passionately championed the poor. The amendments had been championed by pro-democracy activists. |
| inflections | championschampioningchampioned |
| cefr-level | B1 |
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