inauguration
noun
in·au·gu·ra·tion
i-ˌnȯ-gyə-ˈrā-shən 
-gə-
: 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
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From his May inauguration through June of this year, Johnson’s public schedule included a dozen events or meetings with the firebrand labor group’s leadership or at its headquarters.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2024
Business leaders could expect a raft of regulatory executive orders on inauguration day or soon after, just as last time.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 July 2024
Related Articles In 2011, Haley wore one of Freeman’s dresses to her first gubernatorial inauguration in South Carolina.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 17 July 2024
His 2021 inauguration included performances by King, James Taylor, Fall Out Boy, Black Pumas, Lady Gaga, Japanese Breakfast, Jennifer Lopez, and Garth Brooks, among others.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2024
Business leaders could expect a raft of regulatory executive orders on inauguration day or soon after, just as last time.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 July 2024
Related Articles In 2011, Haley wore one of Freeman’s dresses to her first gubernatorial inauguration in South Carolina.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 17 July 2024
His 2021 inauguration included performances by King, James Taylor, Fall Out Boy, Black Pumas, Lady Gaga, Japanese Breakfast, Jennifer Lopez, and Garth Brooks, among others.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024
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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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