Definition of INTERPELLATION

interpellation

Meanings

Plural: interpellations

Noun

  • (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
  • the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
  • 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.
  • The act of interpellating: the act of identification.
  • The act of interpelling: interruption.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French interpellation, from Latin interpellātiō; equivalent to interpellate + -ion or interpel + -ation.

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