soapbox

[ sohp-boks ]

/ ˈsoʊpˌbɒks /

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noun

Also soap box . an improvised platform, as one on a street, from which a speaker delivers an informal speech, an appeal, or political harangue.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a speaker or speech from a soapbox.

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Origin of soapbox

First recorded in 1650–60; soap + box¹

Words nearby soapbox

soap, soapbark, soapberry, soapberry family, soap boiler, soapbox, Soap Box Derby, soap bubble, soap dish, soaper, soapfish

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How to use soapbox in a sentence

I won’t stand on this soapbox for long, but while I’m here, I want to take a second to advocate for something counterintuitive coming from someone with the title of Sr.
How and why you should pause paid search (for science)|John Smith|May 28, 2021|Search Engine Land
He used his television soapbox to accuse doctors of fomenting revolution.
Rodrigo Duterte Is Using One of the World's Longest COVID-19 Lockdowns to Strengthen His Grip on the Philippines|Aie Balagtas See / Manila|March 15, 2021|Time
It has been subject to political sensitivities and soapbox rhetoric, buffeted by popular disbelief and official omertà.
Why Humanitarians Talk to ISIS|Joshua Hersh|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jasarevic noted social mobilization—whether done on Twitter or atop a soapbox—is only a part of the solution.
Ebola Tweets Are Missing the Target|Kevin Zawacki|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We play dodge ball, ride giant tricycles, and craft homespun jalopies for the adult soapbox derby.
Portland Is Ground Zero for the Best Women’s Soccer in the World|Evelyn Shoop|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Particularly during his reign at Fox News, Beck used his cable TV soapbox to scare his loyal viewers.
Agenda 21: The U.N. Conspiracy That Just Won’t Die|Caitlin Dickson|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He immediately called Sharpton, who said he was sorry that Jackson had turned the press conference into a soapbox.
Speed Read: Juiciest Bits From the Tommy Mottola Memoir ‘Hitmaker’|Kevin Fallon|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But I would never have gone up on a soapbox to support them.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
An old soapbox or tea-chest serves as a chest of drawers, drawing-room table, and clothes-box.
Gipsy Life|George Smith
The bobbin was a large one, and was placed in a soapbox of boxwood, with magnet core and iron diaphragm.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885|Various
I should bring my own in a little metal soapbox or well wrapped in thick paper.
The Complete Bachelor|Walter Germain
Then they packed excelsior into all the vacant places in the soapbox.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various

British Dictionary definitions for soapbox

soapbox

/ (ˈsəʊpˌbɒks) /

noun

a box or crate for packing soap

a crate used as a platform for speech-making

a child's homemade racing cart consisting of a wooden box set on a wooden frame with wheels and a steerable front axle

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soapbox

Origin of soapbox

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