soapbox

soapbox Definition

soap·box (-bäks′)

noun

a box or crate for soap
☆ any improvised platform used by a person (soapbox orator) making an informal, often impassioned speech to a street audience, as on a current, controversial issue

soapbox Usage Examples

Converse of object

become: I encourage my television and radio stations to become Republican soapboxes.
provide: Summer smog visible on the skyline over cities like Toronto and Los Angeles provides a perfect seasonal soapbox for headline hungry politicians.

Adjective modifier

own: Really, I'm sick to death of the sad spoilsports that have turned the DVD format into their own personal soapbox.
personal: Are they selling something or is it someone's personal soapbox?
virtual: Thatâs my intention with this blog; I kinda consider it a combination of a diary, a report, and a virtual soapbox.

Modifies a noun

session: Delegates will also be able to raise issues of their own through a series of soapbox sessions and question and answer panels.
moment: But just for this week, this is my soapbox moment.
orator: Speakers corner is well worth a visit on a Sunday morning to hear the soapbox orators talking politics and religion to the listing crowd.
evangelist: Or do people perceive that he is the atheist version of the soapbox evangelist and choose to watch Eastenders instead?
racer: They excuse themselves to work on the soapbox racers.
cart: As kids we often rode soapbox carts down here.

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