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interpellation

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′tər pə lā′shən, in tûr′pə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ter•pel•la•tion  (in′tər pə lā′shən, in tûr′pə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmenta procedure in some legislative bodies of asking a government official to explain an act or policy, sometimes leading, in parliamentary government, to a vote of confidence or a change of government.
  • Latin interpellātiōn- (stem of interpellātiō) interruption. See interpellate, -ion
  • 1520–30

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