championship
Americannoun
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the distinction or condition of being a champion.
to win a championship.
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advocacy or defense.
championship of the underdog.
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championships, a series of competitions or contests to determine a champion.
the tennis championships.
noun
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(sometimes plural) any of various contests held to determine a champion
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the title or status of being a champion
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support for or defence of a cause, person, etc
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Origin of championship
Explanation
A championship is a contest where a champion — an ultimate winner — is decided. Champions are the top winners: only one football or baseball team earns the title of champion in a year. The championship is the contest that decides who will be champion. The Super Bowl is a championship. And so are the World Series, the Stanley Cup Finals, and the NBA Finals. Although championship is most often used in sports, you will also hear about the spelling bee championships or chess championships. When you win a championship, you're number one in your field.
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As a freshman, he turned in a historic season that saw him lead the Tigers to the first national championship in program history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
A strong damage-limitation drive from Mercedes' championship leader.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
And like that would be a fitting precursor for another championship parade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Norris believes he is driving better this season than he did in the first half of his championship year in 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
All around me, the only screaming headlines seem to be accusations that the final championship results were unfair, that the game was compromised by illegal power-ups.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Chapman proceeded to build a series of brilliant sports cars, win a lot of Formula One championships and erase millions in investments before his death in 1982.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Four years and two NBA championships with the Heat later, James returned to his home state of Ohio to play for the Cavaliers again in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ingbretson and her husband, who also competes, were hosted in the Australian state of Tasmania last winter, while her mother put up Canadian and Australian competitors in Hayward for this year's world championships.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The first one in and the last one out, with seven NFL championships built at an hour of the morning no camera was awake for.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
We were going to the state championships, and the whole school was in the gym to cheer us on.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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