despatch box
noun/dɪˈspætʃ bɒks/
/dɪˈspætʃ bɑːks/
(also dispatch box)
(British English)- [countable] a container for carrying official documents
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- [singular] a box on a table in the centre of the House of Commons in the British parliament, which ministers stand next to when they speak
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