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• n  the act of starting a new operation or practice
  he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation
• n  the ceremonial induction into a position
  the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration

• Eagerly and a little apprehensively, Washington is preparing for President-elect Eisenhower's inauguration.
• A young designer is tapped by the First Lady to design her gown for the inauguration night festivities.
• Eagerly and a little apprehensively, Washington is preparing for President-elect Eisenhower's inauguration.

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• inaugural

News & Articles

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• Obama renews push for a nuclear disarmament legacy
  Soon after 2009 inauguration, Obama made reducing world's stockpile of nukes a cornerstone of his agenda, and he's keeping the pressure on
  June 19, 2013 - CBS News
• Lawmakers react to new speaker
   It sounded almost like an inauguration. And, in a sense, indeed it was Tuesday, when Tim Miley accepted the gavel as  the 56th speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
  June 19, 2013 - The Register-Herald
• Iran: President-elect's inauguration set for early August
  Iranian Parliament has announced the inauguration of the new president will take place in early August. Mohammadreza Bahonar, the deputy head of Parliament, said Hassan Rohani's inauguration ceremony is likely to take place on August 4 or 5.
  June 17, 2013 - Payvand Iran News

Quotes

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• Michael Chertoff in International Herald Tribune
  I think it will be the most security, as far as I'm aware, that any inauguration has had,Chertoff said.
• Harry Reid in guardian.co.uk
  With the cooperation of our Republican colleagues, we intend to send a plan to the White House as soon as possible following President-elect Obama's inauguration,Reid said.
• Joe Solmonese in CNN International
  By inviting Rick Warren to your inauguration, you have tarnished the view that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans have a place at your table,Solmonese said in an open letter to Obama that was released by his organization.