Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The position or title of a winner.
- noun Defense or support; advocacy.
- noun A competition or series of competitions held to determine a winner.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or honor of being a champion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun State of being champion; leadership; supremacy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun sports A
competition to determine achampion , especially thefinal of aseries of competitions. - noun The
position of champion, orwinner . - noun
Defense orsupport of somecause .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the status of being a champion
- noun a competition at which a champion is chosen
- noun the act of providing approval and support
Etymologies
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Examples
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Critics who have urged the department to investigate the Bowl Championship Series contend it unfairly gives some schools preferential access to the title championship game and top-tier end-of-the-season bowl contents.
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Critics who have urged the department to investigate the Bowl Championship Series contend it unfairly gives some schools preferential access to the title championship game and top-tier end-of-the-season bowl contents.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Critics who have urged the department to investigate the Bowl Championship Series contend it unfairly gives some schools preferential access to the title championship game and top-tier end-of-the-season bowl contents.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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While it may be too early to mention the term championship hangover, the Victory looked lethargic inside the opening 15 minutes as the Mariners went two-up.
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In New York, a championship is an expectation, and a crusher when it doesn't arrive.
Let the Yankees Fly Their Freak Flag Jason Gay 2010
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Whether a championship is at stake or not, one - sided bouts in which a devastating puncher is at work must be halted, if not by the corner, then by the referee or doctor.
Gordon Marino: Vitali Klitschko Pounds Out a Dominant Performance and an Argument for Reform in Boxing Gordon Marino 2010
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Whether a championship is at stake or not, one - sided bouts in which a devastating puncher is at work must be halted, if not by the corner, then by the referee or doctor.
Gordon Marino: Vitali Klitschko Pounds Out a Dominant Performance and an Argument for Reform in Boxing Gordon Marino 2010
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Whether a championship is at stake or not, one - sided bouts in which a devastating puncher is at work must be halted, if not by the corner, then by the referee or doctor.
Gordon Marino: Vitali Klitschko Pounds Out a Dominant Performance and an Argument for Reform in Boxing Gordon Marino 2010
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To wet your whistle and think about those teams possibly playing in June for the championship is absolutely mind-blowing.
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In general, waiting on one player to lift your Roto team to a championship is a long-shot proposition.
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