Look up: interpellation

1. interpellation
   [n] - a procedure (in some parliaments) of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
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2. interpellation
   Parliamentary procedural request enabling the members of Parliament to request information on events or problems relating to foreign or domestic politics or administration. Category: Law
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3. Interpellation
   In`ter·pel·la'tion noun [ Latin interpellatio : confer French interpellation .] 1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. 'Continual interpellations .' Bp. Hall. 2. The act of interposing o...
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4. interpellation
   noun (parliament) a procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
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5. Interpellation
   • (n.) A official summons or citation. • (n.) The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. • (n.) An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate. • (n.) The act of inte...
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6. Interpellation
   (philosophy) `Interpellation` is a concept discussed by Marxists in reference to ideology. Marxist classics refer to this as the state apparatus. However, it was philosopher Louis Althusser who first used the term Interpellation see (Althusser Louis, 1970, Essays on Ideology, Page 11, Verso) ...
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7. Interpellation
   (politics) `Interpellation` is the formal right of a parliament to submit formal questions to the government. In many parliaments, each individual member of parliament has the right to formally submit questions (possibly a limited amount during a certain period of time) to a member of governm...
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