Soapbox


 
 

:For an article about the race car, see soapbox (car).

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A soapbox is a raised, improvised platform on which one stands to make an impromptu speech, often about a political subject. Alternately, the word may also be used to describe the box that soap comes in.

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The term is also used metaphorically to describe a person engaging in often flamboyant impromptu or nonofficial public speaking, as the phrase "He is on his soapbox."

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Hyde Park, London is famous for its Sunday soapbox orators, which have assembled at Speaker's Corner since 1872 to speak about religion, politics, and even shoe sizes.

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The modern form of the soapbox is the blog, an internet site on which anyone can publish their thoughts, often for free.

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Box: This article is about the receptacle called a box. For other meanings see box (disambiguation)....

Soap: This article is about a common cleaning compound. For other uses of the word Soap, see Soap (disambiguation)....

Metaphorically: REDIRECT Metaphor...

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Public speaking (1) - Hyde Park, London (1) - Speaker's Corner (1) - Box (1) - Soap (1) - Metaphorically (1) -
 

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