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soapbox

[ sohp-boks ]

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.

soapbox

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noun

  1. a box or crate for packing soap
  2. a crate used as a platform for speech-making
  3. a child's homemade racing cart consisting of a wooden box set on a wooden frame with wheels and a steerable front axle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of soapbox1

First recorded in 1650–60; soap + box 1
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“I’m not standing on a soapbox and shouting,†Graham says.

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The BID has hosted a soapbox derby, an autumn festival, and a "dino day", where actors dress up as dinosaurs and walk around the town to entertain children.

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For some, the natural conclusion of this argument is that museums and other cultural centers should be spared, invited into the conversation rather than made the soapbox for it.

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In updating the book, “we didn’t want to be preachy or stand on a soapbox, but we wanted to be fair and equitable to the different cultures we’re representing.â€

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So, imagine me standing on top of a soapbox, dead center in the middle of a crowd of about 1,000 people, yelling at the top of my lungs, "All books are not created equal!"

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