inauguration
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6.0
- noun
- /ɪˌnɔːɡjʊˈreɪʃən/
- Formal
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inauguración (ceremonia de apertura)
- More than 50 House Democrats boycotted the inauguration of President Trump.
- inauguration of the president
- presidential inauguration
- inauguration day
He did not go to the inauguration and he did not shake his opponent's hand.
- He did not go to the inauguration and he did not shake his opponent's hand.
- Second time Frederick Douglass went to Washington for this inauguration.
- And I had the the privilege of being at your local inauguration.
- That bomb may have been planted as much as two months before the leader of Hamas came to stay for the inauguration of the new Iranian president.
- So he sent teams out to Phoenix to start getting me briefed between the election and the inauguration.
- Surprised, Trump also talked about the members of Congress who it turns out are boycotting his inauguration.
- Yes, he was a bit drunk at his inauguration as vice president, but as largely because he wasn't a perpetual drunk.
- Both of them did this in their inaugurations and talked about peace on earth.
- They did not see a president boycott the inauguration.
Examples
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WYSO performed at the 1992 presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C.
Academic text (1998) -
At the presidential inauguration in 2009, UGVs were driven underneath buses to check for explosives.
Academic text (2011) -
Where was this energy at my inauguration assembly, folks?
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What will you girls wear to the inauguration?
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And he seated him near the front at his inauguration as president of South Africa.
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In the months since the inauguration, the new administration learned a valuable if painful lesson.
Academic text (1996) -
Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993 initially appeared to extend this momentum to the White House.
Academic text (1998) -
She wore this gown the night of the president's inauguration.
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Beltrami highly praised Arevalo at the inauguration of the new president.
Academic text (1994) -
The inauguration of the new mayor will take place this Saturday at the city hall.
Synonyms
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2.5
A formal event that follows traditional rules for a special occasion
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1.0
The first part that marks the start of something, for example a ceremony
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5.1
A formal ceremony that lets someone join a group or job
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4.1
A ceremony that puts someone into an official job
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5.8
A ceremony that marks the official start of a new job, office, or event
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4.7
A formal event to mark or honor a special day
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9.1
A formal ceremony that gives someone an official position, rank or honor with symbols like a badge
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4.9
A formal gathering with planned rituals to mark an important event
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Morphology
inauguration = inaugurate (transparent) = inaugur + ation
The noun is a regular nominalization of the verb 'inaugurate'; the ceremonial sense is a direct, commonly understood extension of the verb's meaning.
Etymology
Inauguration comes from the Latin inaugurare, where an augur 'read signs' to see if the gods agreed a leader should begin. That's why an inauguration is a formal ceremony that marks the start of a leader's time in office.