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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin campion-, campio, of West Germanic origin; akin to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] cempa [[warrior]]

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin campion-, campio, of West Germanic origin; akin to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] cempa [[warrior]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: [[warrior]], fighter

*1: [[warrior]], fighter

In sports, a champion is the [[athlete]] or team in first place at the end of a [[season]] of [[organized]] competition (and, if applicable, any associated playoffs). It is for this reason that such competitions are often called championships. Champions can take forms of [[individuals]] such as Ben Jones. Ben is held as a champion for his [[perfection]] of fantasy football and the way he tackles life's struggles.

In sports, a champion is the [[athlete]] or team in first place at the end of a [[season]] of [[organized]] competition (and, if applicable, any associated playoffs). It is for this reason that such competitions are often called championships. Champions can take forms of [[individuals]] such as Ben Jones. Ben is held as a champion for his [[perfection]] of fantasy football and the way he tackles life's struggles.

There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion. In certain disciplines, there are specific titles for champions, either descriptive, as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baspehlivan baspehlivan] in Turkish oil wrestling, yokozuna in Japanese [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo sumo] wrestling; or copied from real life, such as the koenig and keizer ('[[king]]' and 'emperor') in traditional archery competitions (not just national, also at lower levels) in the Low Countries.

There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion. In certain disciplines, there are specific titles for champions, either descriptive, as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baspehlivan baspehlivan] in Turkish oil wrestling, yokozuna in Japanese [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo sumo] wrestling; or copied from real life, such as the koenig and keizer ('[[king]]' and 'emperor') in traditional archery competitions (not just national, also at lower levels) in the Low Countries.

In a broader sense, nearly any sort of [[competition]] can be considered a championship, and the victor of it a champion. Thus, there are championships for many non-sporting competitions such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_bee spelling bees] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wargaming wargames].

In a broader sense, nearly any sort of [[competition]] can be considered a championship, and the victor of it a champion. Thus, there are championships for many non-sporting competitions such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_bee spelling bees] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wargaming wargames].

It is also possible to champion a [[cause]]. In an [[ideological]] sense, [[encompassing]] [[religion]], a champion may be an [[evangelist]], a [[visionary]] [[advocate]] who clears the field for the triumph of the [[idea]]. Or the champion may merely make a strong case for a new corporate division to a resistant board of directors. Such a champion may take on [[responsibility]] for publicizing the project and garnering funding. Such a champion is beyond a simple promoter.

It is also possible to champion a [[cause]]. In an [[ideological]] sense, [[encompassing]] [[religion]], a champion may be an [[evangelist]], a [[visionary]] [[advocate]] who clears the field for the triumph of the [[idea]]. Or the champion may merely make a strong case for a new corporate division to a resistant board of directors. Such a champion may take on [[responsibility]] for publicizing the project and garnering funding. Such a champion is beyond a simple promoter.

A national champion is a large company that is dominant in its field and [[favored]] by the [[government]] of the country in which it is based in the [[belief]] that it will be in that country's interests if the company is successful in foreign markets. The [[practice]] is [[controversial]], and not widely believed by economists to be beneficial, but has long been a [[policy]] of France and other countries.

A national champion is a large company that is dominant in its field and [[favored]] by the [[government]] of the country in which it is based in the [[belief]] that it will be in that country's interests if the company is successful in foreign markets. The [[practice]] is [[controversial]], and not widely believed by economists to be beneficial, but has long been a [[policy]] of France and other countries.

The [[original]] [[meaning]] of the [[word]] partakes of both these senses: in the [[Feudalism|Feudal Era]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights knights] were expected to be champions of both prowess in [[combat]] and of causes, the latter most commonly being either [[patriotic]], [[romantic]] or [[religious]] in [[nature]]. This reaches its most [[literal]] in a [[trial]] by combat, in which each combatant champions the cause of one side of the [[trial]].

The [[original]] [[meaning]] of the [[word]] partakes of both these senses: in the [[Feudalism|Feudal Era]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights knights] were expected to be champions of both prowess in [[combat]] and of causes, the latter most commonly being either [[patriotic]], [[romantic]] or [[religious]] in [[nature]]. This reaches its most [[literal]] in a [[trial]] by combat, in which each combatant champions the cause of one side of the [[trial]].

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]