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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years" [syn: championship, title]
2: a competition at which a champion is chosen
3: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: backing, backup, championship, patronage]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1825 1. designation as champion 2. the act of championing ; defense <his championship of freedom of speech> 3. a contest held to determine a champion

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 (often in pl.) a contest for the position of champion in a sport etc. 2 the position of champion over all rivals. 3 the advocacy or defence (of a cause etc.).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Championship Cham"pi*on*ship, n. State of being champion; leadership; supremacy.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(championships) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport. ...the world chess championship. N-COUNT: usu supp N 2. The championship refers to the title or status of being a sports champion. This season I expect us to retain the championship and win the European Cup. N-SING: the N

Moby Thesaurus

Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, abetment, acme, advocacy, aegis, ascendancy, auspices, authority, authorization, backing, be-all and end-all, blue ribbon, care, charity, command, conquest, control, countenance, directorship, dominion, easy victory, effectiveness, encouragement, favor, first place, first prize, fosterage, goodwill, grand slam, guidance, headship, hegemony, height, highest, imperium, influence, interest, jurisdiction, kingship, knockout, landslide, landslide victory, leadership, lordship, management, mastership, mastery, maximum, moral victory, most, ne plus ultra, new high, palms, paramountcy, patronage, picnic, power, presidency, primacy, pushover, record, rule, runaway victory, say, seconding, sovereignty, sponsorship, subdual, subduing, success, supremacy, sway, sympathy, top spot, total victory, triumph, tutelage, victory, walkaway, walkover, win, winning, winning streak, zenith