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"Speaker's platform"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (SOAPBOX).
Definitions
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
Word origin
From soap + box. The figurative use of the word derives from the fact that soap products in the US used to be commonly transported to stores in large wooden boxes. It used to be common for individuals to give impromptu rally speeches to their neighbors by finding something to stand on like a soapbox.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“The politician used Twitter as his soapbox.”
“Please stop using council meetings as your own personal soapbox.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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