"interpellation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: interpellations [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French interpellation, from Latin interpellātiō; equivalent to interpellate + -ion or interpel + -ation. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|interpellation}} Middle French interpellation, {{uder|en|la|interpellātiō}} Latin interpellātiō, {{suffix|en|interpellate|ion}} interpellate + -ion, {{suffix|en|interpel|ation}} interpel + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} interpellation (countable and uncountable, plural interpellations)
  1. (politics) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-interpellation-en-noun-XVC1ENCa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, English terms suffixed with -ion, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 29 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 46 26 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 46 26 28 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 26 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 27 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 46 27 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 26 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 48 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 26 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 43 29 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 49 26 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 49 26 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 47 26 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 26 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 48 26 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 49 26 25 Topics: government, politics
  2. (philosophy) The act of interpellating: the act of identification. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-interpellation-en-noun-L6vtaN-v Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  3. The act of interpelling: interruption. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-interpellation-en-noun-Gn~kyqct
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (formal political procedure): 質詢 (Chinese Mandarin), 质询 (zhìxún) (Chinese Mandarin), interpellatie [feminine] (Dutch), välikysymys (Finnish), interpellation [feminine] (French), Interpellation [feminine] (German), Große Anfrage [feminine] (German), Kleine Anfrage [feminine] (German), επερώτηση (eperótisi) [feminine] (Greek), interpelasi (Indonesian), forghairm [feminine] (Irish), interrogazione (Italian), interpelacja [feminine] (Polish), interpelare [feminine] (Romanian)
Disambiguation of 'formal political procedure': 35 38 26

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