inauguration

noun

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

-gə-

: an act of inaugurating

especially : a ceremonial induction into office

Synonyms

• inaugural

Examples of inauguration in a Sentence

the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration

Recent Examples on the Web

The amendment was ratified in 1951 after Franklin Roosevelt died shortly after his inauguration for an unprecedented fourth term. —Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025

The official inauguration, originally scheduled for July 3, 2025, was postponed to the last quarter of the year due to regional conflicts. —MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

Construction on those projects are scheduled for completion by January 2027, before the next gubernatorial inauguration. —Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025

At Pope Leo's inauguration mass in May, four royal women attended in white ensembles. —Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 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