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Meanings of inauguration in English

Portuguese
tomada de posse
Catalan
inauguració

The act of starting a new operation or practice.

tomada de posse
Portuguese
inauguração
Catalan
inauguració

The ceremonial induction into a position.

inauguração
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Examples for "inaugural"
Examples for "inaugural"
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
Russian
инаугурация
Portuguese
tomada de posse
Catalan
inauguració
Spanish
ceremonia de inauguracion

Formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a major public leader's term of office, or official opening or beginning of an institution or structure.

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инаугурация
Usage of inauguration in English
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...
6
The United States' intelligence chief has resigned ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.
The Irish Times
7
Mr Higgins became president at an inauguration ceremony in Dublin Castle today.
The Irish Times
8
The turnout far exceeded the crowd at Trump's inauguration a day earlier.
The Guardian
9
Mohamud's inauguration ends a succession of United Nations-backed transitional governments since 2004.
Reuters
10
Time and tech have changed how we see and hear the inauguration.
Wired
11
He hoped to settle the waiver issue before Trump's inauguration Jan. 20.
Reuters
12
The English aristocracy and the celebrities of London came to the inauguration.
My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
13
They plan mass demonstrations next weekend, the first anniversary of Mursi's inauguration.
Reuters
14
The name Anti-Federalist lost its aptness after the inauguration of the Government.
The Boss and the Machine: A Chronicle of the Politicians and Par...
15
Two weeks after Trump's inauguration, many seats in his cabinet remain unfilled.
The Guardian
16
On inauguration day Governor Waymouth added to the general spirit of harmony.
The Ramrodders: A Novel
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South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
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