interpellate
(verb) question formally about policy or government business
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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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
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
