soapbox
Origin of soapbox
Related Words for soapbox
discourse, instruction, address, spiel, homily, harangue, sermon, policy, program, manifesto, plank, principle, platform, rostrum, pulpit, dais, stage, lectern, podium, lectureExamples from the Web for soapbox
Contemporary Examples of soapbox
It has been subject to political sensitivities and soapbox rhetoric, buffeted by popular disbelief and official omertà.
Jasarevic noted social mobilization—whether done on Twitter or atop a soapbox—is only a part of the solution.
He immediately called Sharpton, who said he was sorry that Jackson had turned the press conference into a soapbox.
The office of the President is, in reality, something of a soapbox.
They have come from politicians or media figures, hammering home their point on a soapbox or over radio waves.
Historical Examples of soapbox
The wagon he drew was a soapbox fitted with a pair of wheels from a go-cart.
The Torch BearerI. T. Thurston
Then they packed excelsior into all the vacant places in the soapbox.
The soapbox will be her cell, for it was so small she could not lie down in it.
Homespun TalesKate Douglas Wiggin
He went over to the soapbox table, shorn of its gorgeous cover, the photograph alone adorning it.
A Little Dusky HeroHarriot T, Comstock
He found a soapbox, and carried it over to the soft ring of light that streamed from the furnace door, and sat down.
The Troll Garden and Selected StoriesWilla Cather