soapbox

n.

1. A carton in which soap is packed.
2. A temporary platform used while making an impromptu or nonofficial public speech.

intr.v. Informal, -boxed, -box·ing, -box·es.
To engage in impromptu or nonofficial public speaking, often flamboyantly.

idiom:

on (one's) soapbox

1. Speaking one's views passionately or self-importantly.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a crate for packing soap

Meaning #2: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
  Synonyms: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sæbekasse
v. intr. - være sæbekassetaler

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeepkist, spreekgestoelte, demagogisch

Français (French)
n. - tribune improvisée
v. intr. - enfourcher son cheval de bataille

Deutsch (German)
n. - Seifenkiste, improvisierter Rednerstand
v. - Straßenreden halten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κιβώτιο ή κούτα σαπουνιών, (μτφ.) (κασόνι χρησιμοποιούμενο ως) βήμα αυτοσχέδιου ρήτορα

Italiano (Italian)
portasapone, podio improvvisato, demagogico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - saboneteira (f), caixa de sabão (f)

Русский (Russian)
ящик из-под мыла, мыльница, импровизированная трибуна, ораторствовать

Español (Spanish)
n. - tribuna improvisada, caja de jabón, orador callejero
v. intr. - hablar en forma improvisada y extravagante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tvålask, improviserad talarstol

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
肥皂盒, 临时演说台, 作街头演说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 肥皂盒, 臨時演說台
v. intr. - 作街頭演說

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비누 상자
v. intr. - 가두 연설을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 石鹸入れ, 即製の演台, 石鹸箱
v. - 街頭演説をする
adj. - 石鹸箱の形をした, 街頭演説の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صندوق خشبي لتعبئه ألصابون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דוכן נואם (מאולתר), קופסת סבון, סבוניה‬
v. intr. - ‮נשא נאום מאולתר, בייחוד חוצב-להבות‬

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