inauguration
noun
in·au·gu·ra·tion
i-ˌnȯ-gyə-ˈrā-shən 
-gə-
: an act of inaugurating
especially
: a ceremonial induction into office
Examples of inauguration in a Sentence
the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration
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Trump set the record at age 78 years and seven months at his second inauguration in January for the oldest person to assume the Oval Office, beating Biden’s age at inauguration in 2021 by five months.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
That infrastructure unraveled almost overnight when a 90-day hold on foreign aid funds took effect the day of the presidential inauguration.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The Kennedys paid $82,000 for the three-story row house, moving in with their baby daughter, Caroline, in 1958 and staying there until JFK’s January 1961 presidential inauguration.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
One year on from her inauguration as Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum still commands the sort of popular support many leaders can only wish for.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
That infrastructure unraveled almost overnight when a 90-day hold on foreign aid funds took effect the day of the presidential inauguration.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The Kennedys paid $82,000 for the three-story row house, moving in with their baby daughter, Caroline, in 1958 and staying there until JFK’s January 1961 presidential inauguration.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
One year on from her inauguration as Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum still commands the sort of popular support many leaders can only wish for.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Inauguration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inauguration. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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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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