Associations to the word «Inauguration»

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

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

INAUGURATION DAY, proper noun. The day on which a President and a Vice-President of the United States takes office, now on January 20 after a Presidential election, before 1936 on March 4.

INAUGURATION, noun. The act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes".

INAUGURATION, noun. The ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration".