Interpellation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Interpellation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
interpellation n (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 Synonym(s): interjection, interposition, interpolation, interpellation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Interpellation \In`terpella"tion\, n. [L. interpellatio: cf. F. interpellation.] 1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. [bd]Continual interpellations.[b8] --Bp. Hall. 2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. --Jer. Taylor. 3. 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. 4. A official summons or citation. --Ayliffe.