Definition of inauguration
: an act of inaugurating;
especially
: a ceremonial induction into office
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the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu also waited until shortly before the inauguration to name his executive team.
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So who are these women who attended the inauguration, the wedding of former White House political aide Omarosa Manigault, who keep popping up on Fox News, and are about to make Mark Zuckerberg's life even more of a living nightmare?
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Since his inauguration, The New York Times grossed $1 billion in subscription revenue and CNN's ratings have soared.
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According to multiple sources familiar with Mueller’s tactics, the special counsel is focused on the potential flow of money from Russia to Trump’s campaign and inauguration.
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Mueller is particularly interested in whether the oligarchs made donations, either directly or indirectly, to President Trump’s campaign or his inauguration.
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The Christie team estimated the job would require more than 100 people before and after the inauguration, documents show.
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The inauguration isn't the only big event the president throws for the public.
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With verbal imagery of stars and constellations — of dreams and their realizations — local students and state leaders in higher education celebrated the inauguration Tuesday of University of Texas at San Antonio’s sixth president, Taylor Eighmy.
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First Known Use of inauguration
1569
inauguration Synonyms
Synonyms
baptism, inaugural, induction, initiation, installation, installment (also instalment), investiture, investment;
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Definition of inauguration for Students
: an act or ceremony of introducing into office
- a president's inauguration
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