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See also:INTERPELLATION (from See also:Lat. interpellare, to interrupt) , a See also:term meaning, in See also:general, an interruption, more particularly used of a method of See also:procedure adopted in some of the legislative See also:chambers of See also:continental See also:Europe, especially those of See also:France and See also:Italy, and somewhat similar to that of a See also:motion to adjourn the See also:House in the See also:British See also:parliament. It was originally confined to the asking of a question, after due See also:notice, on some affair of See also:state. It is now, however, the See also:chief means by which the policy or See also:action of the See also:ministry of the See also:day is challenged. An interpellation can be brought on without the consent of the See also:minister to be attacked; it is usually made the subject of a general debate, and generally ends with a See also:vote of confidence or want 'of confidence in the ministry. The right of permitting or vetoing an interpellation rests with the chamber. In France a tendency has been growing among deputies to use the interpellation as a method of attack on or See also:accusation against individual colleagues. End of Article: INTERPELLATION (from Lat. interpellare, to interrupt)Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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