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Interpellate
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1. interpellate
question formally about policy or government business
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Interpellate
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(transitive) parliamentary procedure
(in European legislatures) to question (a member of the government) on a point of government policy, often interrupting the business of the day
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Interpellate
see synonyms of interpellate verb transitiveWord forms: ˌinterˈpelˌlated or ˌinterˈpelˌlating
to question (a person) formally
a form of political challenge to members of the administration in legislative bodies
of certain countriesWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.