inauguration
noun
in·au·gu·ra·tion
i-ˌnȯ-gyə-ˈrā-shən 
-gə-
: an act of inaugurating
especially
: a ceremonial induction into office
Synonyms
Examples of inauguration in a Sentence
the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration
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And yet, as the inauguration neared, strangers with Yankee accents (and revolvers in their pockets) started to appear in the capital’s boarding houses.
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Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Singing at the Inauguration Ross performed at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
But mutual distrust between China and Taiwan is running high, and Beijing is especially touchy ahead of Mr. Lai’s inauguration.
—Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The 1930s marked the beginning of a few favorite Plaza traditions: the bunnies came to the Plaza one year after the first Christmas lighting ceremony and one year before the inauguration of the Plaza Art Fair.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors showed videos of Kennedy’s steady march to the Capitol, past two lines of barricades, up the scaffolding put in place to construct the stage for the inauguration and into the building through a fire exit.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
After the inauguration, Bolsonaro partisans had launched a chaotic assault on the Presidential palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court, and some police and members of the military had assisted the mob.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
And the chair’s term starts a year after the presidential inauguration, further insolating the chair.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
While 45 percent of Americans felt satisfied with the way things were going in the country after Mr. Biden’s inauguration, the highest level since 2005, just 19 percent do now.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Singing at the Inauguration Ross performed at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
But mutual distrust between China and Taiwan is running high, and Beijing is especially touchy ahead of Mr. Lai’s inauguration.
—Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The 1930s marked the beginning of a few favorite Plaza traditions: the bunnies came to the Plaza one year after the first Christmas lighting ceremony and one year before the inauguration of the Plaza Art Fair.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors showed videos of Kennedy’s steady march to the Capitol, past two lines of barricades, up the scaffolding put in place to construct the stage for the inauguration and into the building through a fire exit.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
After the inauguration, Bolsonaro partisans had launched a chaotic assault on the Presidential palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court, and some police and members of the military had assisted the mob.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
And the chair’s term starts a year after the presidential inauguration, further insolating the chair.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
While 45 percent of Americans felt satisfied with the way things were going in the country after Mr. Biden’s inauguration, the highest level since 2005, just 19 percent do now.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Mar. 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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