Inaugural vs Initiation - What's the difference?
inaugural | initiation |
Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
* 2008 August 21, (Cape Times) , p. 21:
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Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.
An inauguration; a formal beginning.
A formal speech given at the beginning of an office.
* In his inaugural , President Obama proclaimed 'an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics'. ABC News' Teddy Davis on March 13, 2009.
The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
As nouns the difference between inaugural and initiation
is that inaugural is an inauguration; a formal beginning while initiation is the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.As an adjective inaugural
is of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.inaugural
English
Adjective
(-)- The University of Cape Town hosts an inaugural lecture by Professor Ian Scott on Wednesday at 8pm.
- 2009 was the inaugural season for New York Yankees' new stadium.
Noun
(en noun)- The inaugural of the President will take place in March.