soapbox

[ sohp-boks ]
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noun
  1. Also soap box . an improvised platform, as one on a street, from which a speaker delivers an informal speech, an appeal, or political harangue.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a speaker or speech from a soapbox.

Origin of soapbox

1
First recorded in 1650–60; soap + box1

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British Dictionary definitions for soapbox

soapbox

/ (ˈsəʊpˌbɒks) /


noun
  1. a box or crate for packing soap

  2. a crate used as a platform for speech-making

  1. a child's homemade racing cart consisting of a wooden box set on a wooden frame with wheels and a steerable front axle

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