soapbox /ˈsəʊpbɒks/noun 6verb 1forms 3 noun6 •A crate for packing soap. •A small platform, being or resembling a literal soapbox, on which a person stands in order to give an impromptu speech or espouse their views.The madman obtained a soapbox which he stood on at the corner of Broadway and Wall street, to shout out his prophecy of the end of the world. •(figurative) A platform or outlet, such as a media platform, that a person uses to express their opinions.The politician used Twitter as his soapbox.Please stop using council meetings as your own personal soapbox. •A figurative means of talking repeatedly or at length about one's opinions on one's pet topic.He's been on his soapbox all day about the new football coach. •The topic itself.His soapbox is the lack of public toilets in the city. •A soapbox car. verb1 •To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.He soapboxed for whales and pressed us to write petitions and demonstrate with him—he as the leader, we as followers. — 2011 formssoapboxed · soapboxing · soapboxes
