Inauguration
[ɪ,nɔːgjʊ'reɪʃ(ə)n] or [ɪn,ɔgjə'reʃən]
Definition
(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'.
(noun.) the ceremonial induction into a position; 'the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration'.
Edited by Augustus--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
(n.) The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc.
Typist: Willie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Investiture, installation, ceremony of induction or of consecration.[2]. Ceremony of institution, ceremony of initiation.[3]. Commencement, beginning, inauguration.
Editor: Marilyn
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See INAUGURATE_and_TERMINATION]
Typist: Wanda
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of inauguration, denotes you will rise to higher position than you have yet enjoyed. For a young woman to be disappointed in attending an inauguration, predicts she will fail to obtain her wishes.
Edited by Jimmy
Examples
- But with the inauguration of the Mexican war, in fact with the annexation of Texas, the inevitable conflict commenced. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The city was about as full of strangers who had come to see the sights as it usually is on inauguration day when a new President takes his seat. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Edited by Hilda