inauguration
noun
in·au·gu·ra·tion
i-ˌnȯ-gyə-ˈrā-shən 
-gə-
: an act of inaugurating
especially
: a ceremonial induction into office
Synonyms
Examples of inauguration in a Sentence
the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration
Recent Examples on the Web
Both the president of France and the king of Spain were present at the inauguration ceremony in 1928.
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Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
After his inauguration in 2021, Biden abandoned his promises to put human rights first and make Saudi Arabia a pariah for its murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi and its war on Yemen.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2024
From the start, Melania resisted joining Trump in Washington, D.C., after his January 2017 inauguration, instead returning to New York City where their son, then 10, had to finish out his school year.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Blavatnik, who is one of the world’s richest men, has donated millions to GOP causes including a $1 million alone to Donald Trump’s inauguration committee.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
And yet, as the inauguration neared, strangers with Yankee accents (and revolvers in their pockets) started to appear in the capital’s boarding houses.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Singing at the Inauguration Ross performed at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
But mutual distrust between China and Taiwan is running high, and Beijing is especially touchy ahead of Mr. Lai’s inauguration.
—Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The 1930s marked the beginning of a few favorite Plaza traditions: the bunnies came to the Plaza one year after the first Christmas lighting ceremony and one year before the inauguration of the Plaza Art Fair.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
After his inauguration in 2021, Biden abandoned his promises to put human rights first and make Saudi Arabia a pariah for its murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi and its war on Yemen.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2024
From the start, Melania resisted joining Trump in Washington, D.C., after his January 2017 inauguration, instead returning to New York City where their son, then 10, had to finish out his school year.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Blavatnik, who is one of the world’s richest men, has donated millions to GOP causes including a $1 million alone to Donald Trump’s inauguration committee.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
And yet, as the inauguration neared, strangers with Yankee accents (and revolvers in their pockets) started to appear in the capital’s boarding houses.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Singing at the Inauguration Ross performed at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
But mutual distrust between China and Taiwan is running high, and Beijing is especially touchy ahead of Mr. Lai’s inauguration.
—Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The 1930s marked the beginning of a few favorite Plaza traditions: the bunnies came to the Plaza one year after the first Christmas lighting ceremony and one year before the inauguration of the Plaza Art Fair.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
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inauguration
noun
in·au·gu·ra·tion
in-ˌȯ-g(y)ə-ˈrā-shən
: an act or ceremony of inaugurating
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