Inauguration Day

noun

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

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On Inauguration Day, Bishop Mariann Budde, in church at the Washington National Cathedral, simply and appropriately recited what the Bible and/or the Savior is reported to have said. —

Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025 See the photos:Trump, Vance portraits released ahead of Inauguration Day 2025 First Lady Melania Trump: See the official portrait Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news Space object or sports car? —

Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025 This comes after Trump signed an executive order on Inauguration Day that ordered the name Mt. McKinley be reinstated and the Gulf of Mexico be renamed. —

Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025 Trump signed a slew of executive orders on Inauguration Day, including one that directed all federal DEI offices to close. —

Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.

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