# Inauguration > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Inauguration > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Inauguration.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration > Source revision: 1355693078 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Process of official entitlement a person into public office}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Other uses}} [[File:Ramon Elorriaga - Inauguration of George Washington.jpg|thumb|right|Inauguration of the first U.S. President [George Washington](/source/George_Washington)]] In [government](/source/government) and [politics](/source/politics), '''inauguration''' is the process of [swearing](/source/Oath_of_office) a person into [office](/source/Public_administration) and thus making that person the [incumbent](/source/incumbent). Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal [ceremony](/source/ceremony) or special event, which may also include an inaugural [address](/source/Public_speaking) by the new [official](/source/official). The word ''inauguration'' stems from the [Latin](/source/Latin) ''[augur](/source/augur)'', which refers to the [ritual](/source/ritual)s of ancient [Roman](/source/Ancient_Rome) [priests](/source/Religion_in_ancient_Rome) seeking to interpret if it was the will of the gods for a public official to be deemed worthy to assume office.{{cite web|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/inaugurate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706075021/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/inaugurate|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 6, 2012|title=Oxford Dictionaries' Entry on ''Inauguration''|work=Oxford Dictionaries}} ==Public office== {{See also|Presidential inauguration}} The inaugurations of public figures, especially those of political leaders, often feature lavish ceremonies in which the figure publicly takes their [oath of office](/source/oath_of_office) (sometimes called "swearing in"), often in front of a large crowd of spectators. A [monarchical](/source/monarchy) inauguration may take on different forms depending on the nation: they may undergo a [coronation](/source/coronation) rite or may simply be required to take an oath in the presence of a country's legislature. The "inaugural address" is a speech given during this ceremony which informs the people of their intentions as a leader. A famous inauguration speech is [John F. Kennedy's](/source/Inauguration_of_John_F._Kennedy).{{Cite web|date=2021-01-13|title=Inauguration Day 2021: FBI warn of national protests following Capitol riots|url=https://happymag.tv/inauguration-day-2021-capitol-riots/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113011434/https://happymag.tv/inauguration-day-2021-capitol-riots/|archive-date=2021-01-13|access-date=2021-01-13|website=Happy Mag|language=en-US}} ==Presidential inaugurations== * [Argentinian presidential inauguration](/source/Argentinian_presidential_inauguration) * [Brazilian presidential inauguration](/source/Brazilian_presidential_inauguration) * [Colombian presidential inauguration](/source/Colombian_presidential_inauguration) * [French presidential inauguration](/source/French_presidential_inauguration) * [Indonesian presidential inauguration](/source/Indonesian_presidential_inauguration) * [Iranian presidential inauguration](/source/Iranian_presidential_inauguration) * [Irish presidential inauguration](/source/Irish_presidential_inauguration) * [Kazakh presidential inauguration](/source/Kazakh_presidential_inauguration) * [Nigerian presidential inauguration](/source/Nigerian_presidential_inauguration) * [Philippine presidential inauguration](/source/Philippine_presidential_inauguration) * [Polish presidential inauguration](/source/Polish_presidential_inauguration) * [Russian presidential inauguration](/source/Russian_presidential_inauguration) * [Ukrainian presidential inauguration](/source/Ukrainian_presidential_inauguration) * [United States presidential inauguration](/source/United_States_presidential_inauguration) * [Venezuelan presidential inauguration](/source/Venezuelan_presidential_inauguration) ==See also== * [Coronation](/source/Coronation) * [Enthronement](/source/Enthronement) * [Installation (Christianity)](/source/Installation_(Christianity)) * [Opening (disambiguation)](/source/Opening_(disambiguation)) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Inaugurations}} {{Wiktionary|inauguration|inaugurate}} *[http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/paper/fitzpatrickresp.html Gaelic Inauguration] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060928185526/http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/paper/fitzpatrickresp.html |date=2006-09-28 }} {{Authority control}} Category:Inauguration --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Inauguration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration?action=history)). 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