–noun | 1. | a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply. |
| 2. | a problem for discussion or under discussion; a matter for investigation. |
| 3. | a matter of some uncertainty or difficulty; problem (usually fol. by of): It was simply a question of time. |
| 4. | a subject of dispute or controversy. |
| 5. | a proposal to be debated or voted on, as in a meeting or a deliberative assembly. |
| 6. | the procedure of putting a proposal to vote. |
| 7. | Politics. a problem of public policy submitted to the voters for an expression of opinion. |
| 8. | Law. | a. | a controversy that is submitted to a judicial tribunal or administrative agency for decision. | | b. | the interrogation by which information is secured. | | c. | Obsolete. judicial examination or trial. | |
| 9. | the act of asking or inquiring; interrogation; query. |
| 10. | inquiry into or discussion of some problem or doubtful matter. |
–verb (used with object) | 11. | to ask (someone) a question; ask questions of; interrogate. |
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| 12. | to ask or inquire. |
