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Definition of champion verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

champion

verb

NAmE//ˈtʃæmpiən//

champion somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they champion

he / she / it champions

past simple championed

-ing form championing

to fight for or speak in support of a group of people or a belief He has always championed the cause of gay rights.

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