champion-in-chief

plural champions-in-chief · alternative champion in chief

1. The foremost champion; the most prominent or important defender.

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

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

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   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.

   2007, Arun Sinha, Sweet Spot: How to Maximize Marketing for Business Growth, →ISBN, page 216

   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.

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