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Grammar : Verb
Spell : cham-pee-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃæm pi ən

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Définition of championed

Origin :
  • "to fight for, defend, protect," 1820 (Scott) in a literal sense, from champion (n.). Figurative use by 1830. Earlier it meant "to challenge" (c.1600). Related: Championed; championing.
  • verb advocate, support
Example sentences :
  • All the bills introduced or championed by Dr. Cannon became laws.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • In England the theory was championed particularly by Richard Owen.
  • Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
  • He was not long in this country before he championed the cause of the slave.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various
  • She has disobeyed me, flaunted me, nursed me in illness, championed me behind my back.
  • Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill
  • Who was this young woman who championed so warmly his own son?
  • Extract from : « The Third Degree » by Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow
  • However, I fear that he will rue the day he championed the cause of Soissons.
  • Extract from : « Won by the Sword » by G.A. Henty
  • In Wales during the autumn he championed the Established Church.
  • Extract from : « Lord Randolph Churchill » by Winston Spencer Churchill
  • She championed Madame Melingue, who, in consequence, obtained the part.
  • Extract from : « Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo » by Louis Guimbaud
  • It was particularly Max Mller who championed the degeneration theory.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Folk Psychology » by Wilhelm Wundt
  • Every camp had its faction that championed the one side or the other.
  • Extract from : « The Crime of the Century » by Henry M. Hunt

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