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Difficulty: MediumVocabulary and Word Meaning in Context

Read the excerpt below regarding municipal policy:

"Despite initial resistance from local industrial leaders, the municipal council resolved to champion the new environmental regulations, arguing that sustainable practices would ultimately secure the city's economic future."

In the passage above, which of the following best expresses the meaning of the word champion?

  1. actively support and advocate forAnswer
  2. B
    vanquish in a competitive contest
  3. C
    reluctantly concede to under duress
  4. D
    formally codify into constitutional law

Answer

In the given context, the word 'champion' means to actively support and advocate for.
The verb 'champion' in context means to uphold, advocate for, or actively promote a cause or policy. The passage explains that the council chose to support the environmental regulations and defended them by highlighting long-term economic benefits.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the grammatical function of the target word in the sentence.
The word 'champion' acts as a transitive verb following the infinitive marker 'to'.
Determining the part of speech rules out noun definitions such as 'victor' or 'winner'.
2
Examine the contextual clues surrounding the word.
The text states the council 'resolved to champion... arguing that sustainable practices would... secure the city's economic future.'
The surrounding clause shows that the council favored the regulations and defended them using economic arguments.
3
Substitute plausible synonyms into the original sentence structure.
'...resolved to actively support and advocate for the new environmental regulations...' maintains full semantic and syntactic coherence.
Contextual meaning requires exact fit in tone, syntax, and sense upon substitution.

Key Concept

Contextual Word Meaning and Semantic Substitution
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