Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of interpellating, or of interrupting or interfering by speech; verbal interruption.
- noun The act of interceding; interposition by entreaty or request; solicitation.
- noun A summons; a citation.
- noun A question put by a member of a legislative assembly to a minister or member of the government: used originally with reference to proceedings in the French legislature.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.
- noun The act of interposing or interceding; intercession.
- noun 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.
- noun A official summons or citation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun politics The act of
interpellating (questioning ); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain anact , apolicy or a point raised during adebate . - noun philosophy The act of
interpellating : the act ofidentification . - noun The act of
interpelling :interruption .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
- noun (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
Etymologies
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Examples
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The real reason for the avoidance of the interpellation was the
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The interpellation was the fifth faced by Matti Vanhanen's (centre) second government.
unknown title 2009
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And now M. Raynal appears with a project for more effectually establishing the domination of the parliamentary majority by giving it the right to adjourn once a week for six successive weeks, all debates on any 'interpellation' to which the
France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 William Henry Hurlbert 1861
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Hsia Li-Yan, Deputy Foreign Minister, said during the interpellation period yesterday, “The only reason is, of course, Mainland China.”
Archive 2009-05-01 Michael Turton 2009
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Hsia Li-Yan, Deputy Foreign Minister, said during the interpellation period yesterday, “The only reason is, of course, Mainland China.”
Ma's Diplomatic Truce Scores Another Resounding Success Michael Turton 2009
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Later in an interpellation session with Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lee Chun-yee (李俊毅), the premier elaborated on his remark, saying that war would be the last choice if all peaceful means were in vain.
Archive 2008-06-01 Michael Turton 2008
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However, before exploring this problematic I want to establish the strange way in which the sailors 'taunt impinges on Equiano's interpellation of George into his masochistic reading of Foxe.
The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006
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She insists on seeing workers as agents, not victims: “Like the making of class, we cannot predict the outcome but can explain the trajectory of when and which ideological interpellation underlies what collective action” 122.
Labor protest in China Daniel Little 2008
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Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said during a interpellation session in parliament that he would not rule out going to war with Japan, if Taipei and Tokyo fail to resolve the dispute over the Diaoyutai islands through diplomatic actions.
Fishing Boat Accident Increases Tension over Disputed Islands 2008
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Thus, those who study it, including scholars and historians, can only open history with interpretation and interpellation.
Cambodia: Nationalism, Patriotism, Racism, and Fanaticism 2008
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