demand for explanation

Other forms: demand for explanations; demands for explanation

Definitions of demand for explanation
  1. noun
    a challenge to defend what someone has said
    synonyms: calling into question
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    type of:
    challenge, gauntlet
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
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