champion-in-chief

English

Alternative forms

• champion in chief

Noun

champion-in-chief (plural champions-in-chief)

1. Foremost champion; most prominent or important defender.
   • 2007, Arun Sinha, Sweet Spot: How to Maximize Marketing for Business Growth, →ISBN, page 216:

     If you understand your company's sweet spot DNA, have a strong brand, are closely in touch with consumers, and have great champions-in-chief you can turn adversity into triumph.

   • 2015, Richard Francis Burton, John Payne, Andrew Lang, One Thousand and One Nights - Complete Arabian Nights Collection (Delphi Classics), page 305:

     I am Rustam, champion-in-chief of the Arabs and Ajams.

   • 2017 February 17, Eric Marchese, “'Evita' lives up to its grand opera format for Musical Theatre West in Long Beach”, in LA Daily News:

     Gaines delivers a charismatic star turn in a role that normally takes a back seat to Evita and Che. His proud, noble Perón is a man of the world, and his rich, deep, stirring baritone vocals enrich even the role’s sometimes mundane musical material, giving sumptuous musical voice to Evita’s champion-in-chief.