champion
noun
a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place.
had championed
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past perfectof champion.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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As a minister, Rayner had championed the bill and said she was "frustrated" by recent delays and compromises, saying the legislation was "pro-business and pro-worker".
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Dutch Social Democrat Lara Wolters, who had championed the original law, walked out of talks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
Sources said Lucas has been involved in curatorial decisions but did not seem engaged in the education and public programming that Jackson-Dumont had championed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
Powell, the former corporate lawyer and decisive vote in Bakke, ultimately diverted the dream of class-based affirmative action that King and Douglas had championed.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2025
Hamilton had not held national office for nine years and the Federalist cause he had championed was well on its way to oblivion.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
