interpellation

Definitions

1. The act of interpellating (questioning); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act of interpellating: the act of identification.
   countable, uncountable
3. The act of interpelling: interruption.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“While the petition was circulating, a Progressive deputy asked the Minister of the Interior what the Prussian government intended to do about it. The interpellation was intended to elicit a condemnation, but the minister’s pro forma reply⟳ that the government did not intend⟳ to abrogate Jewish rights was seen by the petitioners as an encouraging sign⟳.”

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