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interpellation

/ˌɪntɚpɛˈleɪʃən/

interpellation noun: 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.

Noun

interpellation (countable and uncountable, plural interpellations)

  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.
    • 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...1975, Lucy S. Dawidowicz, The War Against the Jews 1933-1945
  2. The act of interpellating: the act of identification.
  3. The act of interpelling: interruption.

interpellation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Indonesian

interpellation in Tamil

இடை மறி வினா, இடைமறி வினா

interpellation in Urdu

وضاحت طلبی

interpellation in Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ

interpellation in Indonesian

formal political procedure
interpelasi

Forms of interpellation

pluralinterpellations

Origin of interpellation

From Middle French interpellation, from Latin interpellātiō; equivalent to interpellate + -ion or interpel + -ation.

Questions about interpellation

What does interpellation mean?
Interpellation means 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.
What is interpellation in Tamil?
Interpellation in Tamil is இடை மறி வினா, இடைமறி வினா. See Interpellation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is interpellation?
Interpellation is a noun.
How do you pronounce interpellation?
Interpellation is pronounced /ˌɪntɚpɛˈleɪʃən/.
What is the plural of interpellation?
The plural of interpellation is interpellations.

Words near interpellation in the dictionary

  1. interpellants
  2. interpellate
  3. interpellated
  4. interpellates
  5. interpellating
  6. interpellation
  7. interpellations
  8. interpellator
  9. interpellators
  10. interpellatory
  11. interpelling

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Adapted from Wiktionary: interpellation (page history and authors); interpellation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interpellation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interpellation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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