Interpellation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Interpellation is a noun meaning (philosophy) The act of interpellating: the act of identification.
Meaning
(philosophy) The act of interpellating: the act of identification.
More Meanings
- The act of interpelling: interruption.
- (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.
Example Sentences
While the petition was circulating, a Progressive deputy asked the Minister of the Interior what the Prussian government intended to do about it. The interpellation was intended to elicit a condemnation, but the minister’s pro forma reply that the government did not intend to abrogate Jewish rights was seen by the petitioners as an encouraging sign.
Word Forms
- interpellations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include accountability, accountable, inquiry, interrogation, interrogate, question.
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