Meaning of battle bus | Babel Free

Definitions

A bus that is used as a mobile office and publicity centre by a politician or party during the run-up to an election

British, informal

Examples

“[Photo shows Steel sitting on a coach emblazoned with "DAVID STEEL'S LIBERAL BATTLE BUS". Photo caption reads:] STEEL'S ON WHEELS: Setting off from the National Liberal Club in his battle bus.”

“Painted blue, the Battle Bus bore the slogan 'Moving Forward with Maggie'.”

“Word comes from Edinburgh that our colleagues are rebelling against the LibDems' charge of £1300 for a seat on their battle bus which today, we hear, had only one passenger.”

“I remember in 1997 the BBC gave the Green Party five minutes to say whatever it wanted (within reason) and it chose to fill its slot with images of its activists on a battle bus, whizzing into a petrol station, leaping out and hurling abuse at people for filling their tanks.”

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