Hypertext Webster Gateway: "interpellation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Interpellation \In`ter*pel*la"tion\, n. [L. interpellatio: cf.
F. interpellation.]
1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.
``Continual interpellations.'' --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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
interpellation
n 1: a procedure (in some parliaments) of demanding that a
government official explain some act or policy
2: the action of interjecting or interposing an action or
remark that interrupts [syn: {interjection}, {interposition},
{interpolation}]
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