dispatch box

Etymology
From. Sense 2 (“box placed on a table in a legislative debating chamber and used as a lectern”) is from the fact that in the dispatch boxes used by ministers and other Members of Parliament to carry important documents (sense 1) were formerly used as lecterns; these have generally been replaced by cases, usually made of wood, specifically made to be used as lecterns.

Noun

 * 1) A box or case with a lock that is used for carrying dispatches and other documents.
 * 2)  A box that is placed on a table in a legislative debating chamber and used as a lectern for addressing the legislature.
 * 1)  A box that is placed on a table in a legislative debating chamber and used as a lectern for addressing the legislature.
 * 1)  A box that is placed on a table in a legislative debating chamber and used as a lectern for addressing the legislature.
 * 1)  A box that is placed on a table in a legislative debating chamber and used as a lectern for addressing the legislature.
 * 1)  A box that is placed on a table in a legislative debating chamber and used as a lectern for addressing the legislature.

Usage notes
Sense 2 (“box placed on a table in a legislative debating chamber and used as a lectern”) is often used in the phrase “at the dispatch box”, which means “when addressing the legislature”.

Translations

 * Finnish: asiakirjalaatikko
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish: asiakirjalaatikko
 * Spanish: