interpellation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French interpellation, from Latin interpellātiō; equivalent to interpellate +‎ -ion or interpel +‎ -ation. === Noun === interpellation (countable and uncountable, 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 ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin interpellātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.la.sjɔ̃/ ~ /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.la.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === interpellation f (plural interpellations) hailing, calling out questioning; heckling (politics) interpellation, questioning (law enforcement) (an instance of) questioning === Further reading === “interpellation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012