Noun
The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThis criticism is ridiculous. The twenty-five hundreth anniversary celebration cost me less than the inauguration of each new president of the United States. Muhammad Reza Pahlavi
President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls of our compartmentalized minds, opens our hearts and makes us brave. And that's what we need most in our country today. Anna Deavere Smith
On each national day of inauguration since 1789, the people have renewed their sense of dedication to the United States. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I and others of my sex find ourselves controlled by a form of government in the inauguration of which we had no voice. Victoria Woodhull
My dad took me to John Kennedy's inauguration when I was 8. We come every time, Republican and Democrat, because of this great country. John Barrasso
It would be unthinkable in Canadian public life today for the public inauguration of our supreme political figures to be accompanied by prayer. Stockwell Day