dispatch box
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Such assurances, made from the dispatch box, are not legally binding but are seen as carrying additional political weight by MPs and peers.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
It was all change and no change for Hilary Benn’s debut at the dispatch box.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024
It’s Rishi Sunak’s first time at the dispatch box since his party suffered heavy losses at the local elections last week.
From BBC • May 8, 2024
On Sunday, Buckingham Palace released a photo of the monarch sitting in front of her official red dispatch box with government papers spread out before her.
From Washington Times • Feb. 6, 2022
Upon the table in front of the captain was the sealed dispatch box.
From The Box with Broken Seals by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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