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soap·box (-bäks′)

noun

  1. a box or crate for soap
  2. ☆ 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

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soapbox Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: I encourage my television and radio stations to become Republican soapboxes.

Adjective modifier

  • own: Really, I'm sick to death of the sad spoilsports that have turned the DVD format into their own personal 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.
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