noun
- Formal induction into office.
- A formal beginning or introduction.
People waiting to see the inauguration of an American president.
- An example of inauguration is when a restaurant tries a new menu for the very first time.
- An example of an inauguration is when the power is handed over to the new president of the United States.
The definition of inauguration is the official start of something, especially the start of a new person holding political office.
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Noun
(plural inaugurations)
- The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
- The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc.
Origin
From Middle French inauguration
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Sentence Examples
- A stone inauguration chair of the O'Neills is preserved in the Belfast Museum.
- Pams, his inauguration taking place on Feb.
- Every king was obliged, on his inauguration, to swear that he would govern justly and according to law, to which he remained always subject.
- Blaine, and served until the inauguration of President Cleveland in 1885.
- After the inauguration of the new government, the composition of the Anti-Federalist party changed.
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