interpellation

Other forms: interpellations

Definitions of interpellation
  1. noun
    the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
    synonyms: interjection, interpolation, interposition
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    type of:
    break, disruption, gap, interruption
    an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
  2. noun
    (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
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    type of:
    order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order
    a body of rules followed by an assembly
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