(chiefly attributive) begging the question; that which begs the question; logically circular.

(politics) In parliamentary procedure, a call to end debate on a pending proposal and bring it to an immediate vote.

(historical) The issues surrounding the status (and protection by western powers) of Armenians in Ottoman and formerly Ottoman areas.

(historical) The political dispute between the Italian government and the Roman Catholic Church, which lasted from 1861 to 1929, concerning control of Rome.

(politics) The question of whether or not Finland should regain sovereignty over Karelia and other territories ceded to the Soviet Union as a result of the Winter War and the Continuation War.

(chiefly historical) The question of which historically German(-speaking, -inhabited, and/or -ruled) areas — particularly of whether northern German areas and Austria or only northern German areas — should constitute a unified German state.

(historical) The question of and debate over the appropriate status and treatment of Jews in society, particularly in Europe.

A question in an examination that requires a long answer in the form of an essay.

simple past tense and past participle of pop the question

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pop the question