Soapbox

Definition

soapbox /'sǝƱpbɒks / n (ႀကံဳရာက်ပန္းတရားေဟာရန္သံုးသည့္) ထင္း႐ႉးေသတၱာ။ soapbox oratory.

Examples

1. ‘In addition
2. the Constitution protects not only the sermons of a solitary activist
3. standing on a corner soapbox.’
4. ‘First
5. these protests allowed workers to express their political views; as already noted
6. in this respect they might be seen as similar to the soapbox speakers and the cafeterias which lined the Square.’
7. ‘Oh and does anybody have a good soapbox for me to stand on?’
8. ‘He likened the Internet to Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park
9. London
10. where robust opinions can be expressed - but with the speaker using old technology called a soapbox.’
11. ‘Through the use of chat rooms
12. any person with a phone line can become a town crier with a voice that resonates farther than it could from any soapbox.’
13. ‘I could see myself standing on a soapbox or addressing my adoring subjects from a balcony.’
14. ‘To the side of it stood a lonely soapbox and a microphone.’
15. ‘Standing on soapboxes
16. handing out pamphlets
17. mass demonstrations - is there enough legal protection for those who want to make a political point in a public space?’
18. ‘Like the soapbox speakers
19. the cafeterias offered working-class people places to debate and discuss a wide range of issues.’
20. ‘Every couple of feet one stood on a soapbox and made angry speeches to passing picketers.’
21. ‘He never questioned his own devotion to theater; an actor's actor
22. he would set up on a soapbox and perform for a scarce audience if the situation called for it.’
23. ‘However
24. I'm also reminded of an analogy between blogs and old-style soapbox speakers in City parks.’
25. ‘In short
26. this law will provide a soapbox for extremists of all types.’
27. ‘They served to link isolated communities and provide a voice and soapbox for the voiceless.’
28. ‘But I'll get up on my soapbox about almost anything if I hear someone else express a strong opinion about it that I don't agree with.’
29. ‘To some it is the lowest form of radio
30. yet the phone-in show
31. that bizarre combo of confessional
32. soapbox and sounding board
33. is the one medium where the public ceases to be a statistic and actually finds its voice.’
34. ‘So while I haven't stopped caring about designing and developing for the Web
35. I don't publicly stand on that particular soapbox that much anymore.’
36. ‘They believe their own hype
37. and they have a powerful soapbox from which to promote it.’
38. ‘Sometimes it gave me the chance to mount my soapbox and sound off on subjects I care passionately about
39. and sometimes it opened my mind to new topics and ideas that I then went on to write about.’
40. ‘It definitely has a place in music
41. but it's not our thing to stand on a soapbox and speak out.’