Inauguration Day

noun

: January 20 following a presidential election on which the president of the U.S. is inaugurated

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In the wake of Inauguration Day, Kash Patel, who has made a career of attacking Trump’s enemies and in return got appointed to run the F.B.I., appeared at Butterworth’s, as did Curtis Yarvin, the fringe anti-democracy writer. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 Since Inauguration Day, the stock is down about 20%. Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025 And Trump has been going through IRS chiefs at a historically fast pace, five since Inauguration Day. Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2025 Trump signed a hiring freeze on Inauguration Day as part of a pledge to reduce the size of the government and to gain control over what allies saw as a bureaucrat-heavy workforce that was potentially not fully aligned with his agenda. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Inauguration Day

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Inauguration Day was in 1829

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“Inauguration Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inauguration%20Day. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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