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dispatch box

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noun

  1. a case or box used to hold valuables or documents, esp official state documents

"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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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

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’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

Also fetching much more than its expected sale price was Baroness Boothroyd's black leather dispatch box from the House of Commons which sold for £6,500 - more than 30 times its estimate of £200-300.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2024

Also, on desk, conspicuously, is a heavy dispatch box.

From Theft A Play In Four Acts by Jack London

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