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Interpellation

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n. The act of interpellating (questioning); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate.

n. The act of interpellating: the act of identification.

n. The act of interpelling: interruption.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.

n. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession.

n. An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate.

n. A official summons or citation.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of interpellating, or of interrupting or interfering by speech; verbal interruption.

n. The act of interceding; interposition by entreaty or request; solicitation.

n. A summons; a citation.

n. A question put by a member of a legislative assembly to a minister or member of the government: used originally with reference to proceedings in the French legislature.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

n. (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy

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interruption break disruption gap rules of order

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interruption intercession

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