A procedure (in some parliaments) of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy

• The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Interpellation \In`ter*pel*la"tion\, n. [L. interpellatio: cf. F. interpellation.] The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. ``Continual interpellations.'' --Bp. Hall. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Interpellation may refer to: Interpellation (philosophy) , the process by which ideology addresses the pre-ideological individual and produces him or her as a subject proper Interpellation (politics) , the submission of questions by parliamentarians to ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context politics English) The act of interpellate (questioning); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate. 2 (context philosophy English) The act of interpellate: ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (parliament) a procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts [syn: interjection , interposition , interpolation ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., "an appeal," from Latin interpellationem , noun of action from past participle stem of interpellare "to interrupt by speaking," from inter "between" (see inter- ) + pellare , collateral form of pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)).