English noun: interpellation | |||
1. | interpellation (communication) (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order | ||
Domain category | parliament | ||
2. | interpellation (act) the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | ||
Synonyms | interjection, interpolation, interposition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, disruption, gap, interruption | ||