Inauguration Day
noun
: January 20 following a presidential election on which the president of the U.S. is inaugurated
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In office, starting with a wave of Inauguration Day executive orders, Trump swept away many policies left by former President Joe Biden and moved quickly to install his America First agenda.
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump formally announced Isaacman's nomination on Inauguration Day, weeks after naming him as his choice to head the space agency.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump’s memorandum was consistent with one of his Inauguration Day executive orders, which prohibited DEI activities by all government agencies, grantees and contractors.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
An Inauguration Day executive order targeting DEI withdrew federal support through the DOE for learning loss caused by the pandemic, including from long Covid.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump formally announced Isaacman's nomination on Inauguration Day, weeks after naming him as his choice to head the space agency.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump’s memorandum was consistent with one of his Inauguration Day executive orders, which prohibited DEI activities by all government agencies, grantees and contractors.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
An Inauguration Day executive order targeting DEI withdrew federal support through the DOE for learning loss caused by the pandemic, including from long Covid.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Inauguration Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inauguration%20Day. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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