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Champion Person Principle Support Defend Championed Received Acclaim

query
If you are a c_______ of a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them.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.
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

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1

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