interpellation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French interpellation, from Latin interpellatio; Compound of interpellate + -tion or interpel + -tion
Noun[edit]
interpellation (plural interpellations)
- (politics) The act of interpellating (questioning); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate.
- (philosophy) The act of interpellating: the act of identification.
- The act of interpelling: interruption.
Translations[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin interpellatio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
interpellation f (plural interpellations)
- hailing, calling out
- questioning; heckling
- (politics) interpellation, questioning
- (law enforcement) (an instance of) questioning
External links[edit]
- “interpellation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English words suffixed with -tion
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- French terms derived from Latin
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
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- French countable nouns
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