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interpellation
[ in-ter-puh-ley-shuhn, in-tur-puh- ]
noun
- a 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of interpellation1
1520–30; < Latin interpellātiōn- (stem of interpellātiō ) interruption. See interpellate, -ion
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