Definition of dispatch box
1
: an oblong box or case usually with a lock for carrying dispatches or other papers
2
chiefly British
: a stiff case (as of metal) in the style of a briefcase
3
Dispatch Box
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dispatch box
, British
: a box used as a lectern for officials addressing the House of Commons
- The Chancellor is still pinning his faith on business. Every time he's stood at the Dispatch Box, he's announced further corporation tax cuts …
- —Robert Colvile, The (London) Telegraph, 20 Mar. 2013
