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 | ||