to champion

Examples

• All

• There was never any doubt of it, once I had signed the wizard's oath to champion your cause.

  Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)

• Policymakers and advocates have championed a variety of proposals to increase participation.

  Academic text (1991)

• If you want someone to champion your cause, you got the wrong man.

  4 for Texas (1963)

• And she has one particular element that she wants to champion tonight.

• Progress is what we should champion over rewards.

  Evan Carmichael

• Finally, there is the question of who will champion the cause of water allocation for natural systems.

  Academic text (1991)

• But it's broad curiosity that I really champion across disciplines.

  Harvard University

• I'm looking forward to finding somebody who understands and champions it for everything that it is.

  The Laureate (2023)

• So on behalf of the community, thank you, Sam, for championing this within PNG.

• He decided to champion the rights of workers during the rally.

Synonyms

D

to defend

vsto champion

∞ 1.3

To protect people and things from attack or harm

also involves public support and promotion, not only physical protection

A

to advocate

vsto champion

343 3.7

To support a cause or policy in public

also covers protecting or fighting for people and causes, not just speaking

A

to advocate for

vsto champion

69 3.9

Publicly support a cause, policy, or idea

also includes protecting or actively fighting for causes beyond arguing

Antonyms

O

to oppose

∞ 2.9

To be against something and try to stop it

Compounds

C

champion lode

• Archaic

9.9

The main rich vein of rock that has metal in a mine

How Forcefully

to defend

691 2.8

to champion

64 4.2

to advocate

343 3.7

to promote

566 3.2

to back

932 1.0

to support

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology