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INTERPELLATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Synonyms:
interjection; interpellation; interpolation; interposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("interpellation" is a kind of...):
break; disruption; gap; interruption (an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("interpellation" is a kind of...):
order; parliamentary law; parliamentary procedure; rules of order (a body of rules followed by an assembly)
Domain category:
parliament (a legislative assembly in certain countries)
Derivation:
interpellate (question formally about policy or government business)
