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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.
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin interpellātiōn- (stem of interpellātiō) interruption. See interpellate, -ion
1520–30; < Latin interpellātiōn- (stem of interpellātiō) interruption. See interpellate, -ion
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Interpellation
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| given to using long words. |
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