dispatch box
Britishnoun
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When Jarvis took to the dispatch box, he was keen to boast about the extra £1.5bn he's secured from the Treasury in the few weeks he's been in the job.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
From "the right honourable landlady" to "pint-size losers", it was a typically punchy session of Prime Minister's Questions - even if it was the deputies at the dispatch box.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
Stepping up to the dispatch box for the last time, Mr Johnson thanked his staff and MPs before giving a nod to Schwarzenegger's Terminator character.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2022
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
It was brought to this country by Fischer, in the same dispatch box as yours, to be handed to some responsible person in the American Government.
From The Pawns Count by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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