Definition of inauguration
:an act of inaugurating;
especially
:a ceremonial induction into office
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Examples of inauguration in a Sentence
the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration
Recent Examples of inauguration from the Web
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On the other half, nobody — no sane person — agrees with all the tweets and all the talking about the audience at the inauguration and stuff like that.
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Sources close to the Bentleys later revealed Dianne Bentley almost skipped her husband’s 2014 inauguration due to his relationship with Mason.
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The company hadn’t contributed to inaugurations in 2005, 2009 or 2013.
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Trujillo was an early Trump supporter who attended the inauguration January.
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A judge ruled that an anti-Trump website must hand over user information from the weeks leading up to the president's inauguration.
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As one person close to the couple explained to me soon after inauguration, the president tended to get in most trouble on Saturdays, when the couple was observing Shabbat, and couldn’t advise him away from his more self-destructive tendencies.
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As one person close to the couple explained to me soon after inauguration, the president tended to get in most trouble on Saturdays, when the couple was observing Shabbat, and couldn’t advise him away from his more self-destructive tendencies.
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For the first time, the gathering will take place on both sides of the border, with Wednesday’s inauguration and then a full day of meetings in San Diego, and the final day in Tijuana.
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First Known Use of inauguration
1569
inauguration Synonyms
Synonyms
baptism, inaugural, installation, induction, initiation, installment (also instalment), investiture, investmentRelated Words
enlistment, enrollment (also enrolment); promotionNear Antonyms
discharge, removalOther Government and Politics Terms
INAUGURATION Defined for Kids
inauguration
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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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