Dispatch box — Dispatch boxes im australischen Parlament. Eine dispatch box (Alternative Schreibweise: despatch box) ist eine Truhe, die von Mitgliedern der britischen Regierung für den Transport von offiziellen Dokumenten verwendet wird. Im Vereinigten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dispatch box — Dispatch Dis*patch , n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[ e]p[^e]che. See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.] 1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. [1913 Webster] 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dispatch box — A dispatch box, or despatch box, is a box for holding official papers and transporting them from place to place.In the United Kingdom such boxes, looking roughly like briefcases, are traditionally red, bear the monogram of the sovereign, and are… … Wikipedia
dispatch box — UK / US noun Word forms dispatch box : singular dispatch box plural dispatch boxes 1) [singular] the place where a senior government minister stands when speaking in the British parliament 2) [countable] a red case that a minister in the British… … English dictionary
dispatch box — noun 1》 (also dispatch case) chiefly Brit. a container for state or military dispatches. 2》 (the Dispatch Box) a box in the House of Commons next to which ministers stand when speaking … English new terms dictionary
dispatch box — di spatch box n BrE 1.) the dispatch box a box on a central table in the British Parliament, which important members of parliament stand next to when they make speeches 2.) a box for holding official papers … Dictionary of contemporary English
dispatch box — noun 1 (C) a box for holding official papers 2 the dispatch box a box on a central table in the British Parliament next to which important members of parliament stand to make speeches … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dispatch box — box for holding documents; case for papers and other items used when traveling … English contemporary dictionary
dispatch box — noun case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables • Syn: ↑dispatch case • Hypernyms: ↑case … Useful english dictionary
dispatch box — dis patch ,box noun 1. ) singular the place where a senior government minister stands when speaking in the British parliament 2. ) count a red case that a minister in the British government uses for carrying documents … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
