inauguration

noun

in·​au·​gu·​ra·​tion i-ˌnȯ-gyə-ˈrā-shən 

-gə-

: an act of inaugurating

especially : a ceremonial induction into office

Synonyms of inauguration

• inaugural

Examples of inauguration in a Sentence

the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration

Recent Examples on the Web

Higgins closed her inauguration speech with a message to those who didn't vote for her. —Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

The new flick’s trailer shows Pierre’s hands feverishly sketching the 2025 inauguration night gown. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025

Wagner provides a compact overview of the development of the Chinese economy since the inauguration of reforms in 1978. —Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

The atrium where it will be located will host public events and is named after Hadiya Pendleton, the teenage majorette who marched in former President Obama’s second inauguration parade and died by gun violence days later in 2013. —Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inauguration

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

inauguration

noun

in·​au·​gu·​ra·​tion in-ˌȯ-g(y)ə-ˈrā-shən 

: an act or ceremony of inaugurating