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Related topics: Officialsdiˈspatch box noun British English 1. the dispatch box PGPa box on a central table in the British Parliament, which important members of parliament stand next to when they make speeches 英国议会公文箱〔重要议员在发言时站在其旁〕2. [countable]PGO a box for holding official papers 〔装文件用的〕公文箱Examples from the Corpusdispatch box• It is my first appearance at the dispatch box in my new role, and it could not be a better issue.• At private meetings with ministers, as well as at the dispatch box, it did not feel that way last week.• His standing at the dispatch box stays high, but rarely did he intervene during months of Maastricht debate.• Hence the glass of whisky at the dispatch box rather than mineral water: A premature celebration?diˈspatch box nounChineseSyllable table a on box central the a Corpus in British |