Term Gallery logo

Meanings of inaugural in English

Spanish
discurso inaugural

An address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)

discurso inaugural
Portuguese
inauguração
Catalan
inauguració

The ceremonial induction into a position.

inauguração
Synonyms
Examples for "inauguration"
Examples for "inauguration"
1
End of the Valois line in France; inauguration of the Bourbon dynasty.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10
2
That was very much the case at Reagan's second inauguration, in 1985.
Reuters
3
The Bible was used by President Barack Obama during his second inauguration.
Reuters
4
Read more inauguration facts from the Smithsonian Museum of American History .
BBC
5
The new Congress would not take office until inauguration day, March 4.
American-made: the enduring legacy of the wpa : when fdr put the...

Serving to set in motion.

Related terms

Occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction.

Usage of inaugural in English
1
The inaugural Digital Rights Europe conference took place in Dublin on Wednesday.
The Irish Times
2
Children from St Joseph's Home attended the inaugural sailing therapy day yesterday.
The South African
3
ALGIERS - Algeria's first multi party parliament held its inaugural session yesterday.
The Irish Times
4
The inaugural Imagine Festival of Ideas and Politics took place in 2015.
The Irish Times
5
In 2012 she received the inaugural Irish Law Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Irish Times
6
GMF is working towards solutions to these challenges in their inaugural school.
Feminist dot com
7
Dravid was also the inaugural ICC Player of the Year in 2004.
The Guardian
8
Despite its success, the scheme lost funding after its three-year inaugural run.
The Guardian
9
Tania Fernandez, winner of the inaugural Vet Nurse of the Year Award.
Radio NZ
10
The executive mansion was strewn with the wreckage of the inaugural reception.
The Henchman
11
This is an extract from President Bush's inaugural address yesterday in Washington.
The Irish Times
12
The new President gave out his political creed in his inaugural address.
The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830
13
The Premiership kicks off on Friday, 20 years after its inaugural season.
The Guardian
14
Frequently, a psychotic state is the inaugural manifestation of a mood disorder.
Pubmed
15
Nominations are now being sought for the inaugural US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards.
The Irish Times
16
But reports about the inaugural committee's finances suggested something might be amiss.
NY Magazine
About this term
More collocations
Translations for inaugural
Portuguese
inauguração
Inaugural through the time
Inaugural across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
More variants