Inauguration Definition

ĭn-ôgyə-rāshən, -gə-
noun
Formal induction into office.
American Heritage
A formal beginning or introduction.
American Heritage

The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

Wiktionary

The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc.

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Other Word Forms of Inauguration

Noun

Singular:
inauguration
Plural:
inaugurations

Origin of Inauguration

  • From Middle French inauguration

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Inauguration Sentence Examples

  • Pams, his inauguration taking place on Feb.

  • A stone inauguration chair of the O'Neills is preserved in the Belfast Museum.

  • Every king was obliged, on his inauguration, to swear that he would govern justly and according to law, to which he remained always subject.

  • After the inauguration of the new government, the composition of the Anti-Federalist party changed.

  • Blaine, and served until the inauguration of President Cleveland in 1885.

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