Thesaurus: interpellation

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1. n. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.
2. n. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession.
3. n. 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. n. A official summons or citation.
5. n. (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
6. n. the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
7. 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.
8. n:100 n. (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy