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Interpellation definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTERPELLA'TION, n. [L. interpellatio, interpello; inter and pello, to drive or thrust.] A summons; a citation.
1. Interruption.
2. An earnest address; intercession.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (parliament) a parliamentary procedure 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, interpellation]

Merriam Webster's

noun see interpellate

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Interruption (of one who is speaking). 2. Intercession, interposition. 3. Official questioning or interrogation (of a minister by the legislative body).