championship

IPA: tʃˈæmpiʌnʃɪp

(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
The position of champion, or winner.
Defense or support of some cause.
(soccer) the EFL Championship (the second-highest division of English football)
(soccer) the Scottish Championship (the second-highest division of Scottish football)

Examples of "championship" in Sentences

In New York, a championship is an expectation, and a crusher when it doesn't arrive.
In general, waiting on one player to lift your Roto team to a championship is a long-shot proposition.
To wet your whistle and think about those teams possibly playing in June for the championship is absolutely mind-blowing.
While it may be too early to mention the term championship hangover, the Victory looked lethargic inside the opening 15 minutes as the Mariners went two-up.
Whether a championship is at stake or not, one - sided bouts in which a devastating puncher is at work must be halted, if not by the corner, then by the referee or doctor.
Critics who have urged the department to investigate the Bowl Championship Series contend it unfairly gives some schools preferential access to the title championship game and top-tier end-of-the-season bowl contents.