Inauguration Day

noun

: January 20 following a presidential election on which the president of the U.S. is inaugurated

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Together, these sales accounted for about 90% of transactions reported between Inauguration Day and April 30. Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 22 July 2025 On Inauguration Day, Vance’s sons Ewan and Vivek, ages 7 and 4, and daughter Mirabel, 3, will wear Anagrassia designs made by Godfrey. Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 This year’s Inauguration Day seemed to start with civility and pleasantness. Lubna Zeidan, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance kicked off Inauguration Day festivities Monday morning with a service at St. John's Church, a historic Episcopal church near the White House. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Inauguration Day

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First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Inauguration Day was in 1829

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“Inauguration Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inauguration%20Day. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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