interpellation

[lettered]

in·ter·pel·la·tion

   
[in-ter-puh-ley-shuhn, in-tur-puh-]

–noun
a procedure in some legislative bodies of asking a government official to explain an act or policy, sometimes leading, in parliamentary government, to a vote of confidence or a change of government

interpellate

-verb
to call formally upon (a minister or member of a government) in interpellation