Inauguration Day

noun

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

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A week before Inauguration Day, a dozen GOP lawmakers introduced the Fair Tax Act of 2025. Cindy McGhee, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Trade publications have been diligently tracking the Trump tariff effect since Inauguration Day, and have reported on a variety of pressing issues confronting the industry. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025 The fall-off on markets since Trump’s Inauguration Day has been as steep as any in recent memory. Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Apr. 2025 Written for and performed by the downtown wonder David Greenspan, who has collected a half-dozen Obie Awards over his singular career, it was originally scheduled to open the day after Inauguration Day. Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Inauguration Day

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Apr. 2025.

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