inaugurate

/ɪˈnɔɡjəˌreɪt/
verb
  1. To formally begin or introduce something, such as a new system, policy, or project.
    • The company will inaugurate a new recycling program next month.
    • The mayor inaugurated the city's first public library with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
    • Scientists inaugurated a series of climate studies in the Arctic region.
  2. To formally install someone into a position of power or office, especially through a ceremony.
    • The president will be inaugurated on January 20th.
    • The new dean was inaugurated during a special ceremony at the university.
    • They inaugurated the chief justice in a historic session of the Supreme Court.
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