INTERPELLATE

interpellate

(verb) question formally about policy or government business

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

interpellate (third-person singular simple present interpellates, present participle interpellating, simple past and past participle interpellated)

(obsolete) To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something).

(philosophy) To address (a person) in a way that presupposes a particular identification of them; to give (a person) an identity (which may or may not be accurate).

(transitive, chiefly, politics) To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business.

Anagrams

• pantellerite

Source: Wiktionary


In`ter*pel"late, v. t. Etym: [See Interpel.]

Definition: To question imperatively, as a minister, or other executive officer, in explanation of his conduct; -- generally on the part of a legislative body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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