▁and ▁ke izer ▁(' king ' ▁and ▁' em peror ') ▁in ▁traditional ▁arch ery ▁compet itions ▁( not ▁just ▁national , ▁also ▁at ▁lower ▁levels ) ▁in ▁the ▁Low ▁Count ries . ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁bro ader ▁sense , ▁nearly ▁any ▁sort ▁of ▁competition ▁can ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁championship , ▁and ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁it ▁a ▁champion . ▁Thus , ▁there ▁are ▁champion ships ▁for ▁many ▁non - s port ing ▁compet itions ▁such ▁as ▁sp elling ▁be es ▁or ▁w arg ames . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁context , ▁it ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁n oun . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁possible ▁to ▁champion ▁a ▁cause . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁ide ological ▁sense , ▁en comp ass ing ▁religion , ▁a ▁champion ▁may ▁be ▁an ▁evangel ist , ▁a ▁vision ary ▁advoc ate ▁who ▁cle ars ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁the ▁triumph ▁of ▁the ▁idea . ▁Or ▁the ▁champion ▁may ▁merely ▁make ▁a ▁strong ▁case ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁corpor ate ▁division ▁to ▁a ▁resist ant ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁Such ▁a ▁champion ▁may ▁take ▁on ▁responsibility ▁for ▁public izing ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁gar ner ing ▁fund ing . ▁But ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁is ▁beyond ▁a ▁simple ▁prom oter . ▁The ▁word ▁is ▁thus ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁verb . ▁ ▁In ▁economic ▁policy , ▁a ▁national ▁champion ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁company ▁that ▁is ▁dominant ▁in ▁its ▁field ▁and ▁fav ored ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁in ▁that