- interpellating
- v. formally question a government officialin·ter·pel·late || 'ɪntÉ™r'peleɪt /ɪn'tÉœËpÉ™leɪt
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interpellate — v.t. arraign or question for explanation. ♦ interpellant, a. interrupting; n. person interpellating. ♦ interpellation, n. interpellating; interruption. ♦ interpellator, n … Dictionary of difficult words
Interpellation — In ter*pel*la tion, n. [L. interpellatio: cf. F. interpellation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. Continual interpellations. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Interpellation — is a concept first coined by Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser to describe the process by which ideology addresses the (abstract) pre ideological individual thus effectively producing him as subject proper. Henceforth, Althusser goes against… … Wikipedia
interpellate — interpellator /in teuhr peuh lay teuhr, in terr peuh lay /, n. /in teuhr pel ayt, in terr peuh layt /, v.t., interpellated, interpellating. to call formally upon (a minister or member of a government) in interpellation. [1590 1600; < L… … Universalium
interpellation — noun a) the act of interpellating; a political procedure for a government official to explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate b) the act of interpelling; interruption … Wiktionary
interpellate — (v.) 1590s, from L. interpellatus, pp. of interpellare “to interrupt by speaking” (see INTERPELLATION (Cf. interpellation)). Related: Interpellated; interpellating … Etymology dictionary
interpellate — /ɪnˈtɜpəleɪt/ (say in terpuhlayt), /ɪntəˈpɛleɪt/ (say intuh pelayt) verb (t) (interpellated, interpellating) to call formally upon (a minister or member of the government) in interpellation. {Latin interpellātus, past participle, interrupted in… …
interpellate — [in΄tər pel′āt΄, in tʉr′pə lāt΄] vt. interpellated, interpellating [< L interpellatus, pp. of interpellare, to interrupt in speaking < inter , between + pellare < pellere, to drive, urge: see FELT1] to question (a person) formally: a… … English World dictionary
interpellation — [in΄tər pə lā′shən; ] also [ in tʉr΄pə lā′shən] n. [L interpellatio] the act of interpellating; formal calling to account of a cabinet minister, etc. by a legislative body … English World dictionary
