Editing Inauguration (section)

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[[File:Jfk inauguration.jpg|thumb|right|Inauguration of U.S. President [[John F. Kennedy]], January 20, 1961]]

In [[government]] and [[politics]], '''inauguration''' is the process of [[Oath of office|swearing]] a person into [[Public administration|office]] and thus making that person the [[incumbent]]. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal [[ceremony]] or special event, which may also include an inaugural [[Public speaking|address]] by the new [[official]].

The word ''inauguration'' stems from the [[Latin]] ''[[augur]]'', which refers to the [[ritual]]s of ancient [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[Religion in ancient Rome#Public priesthoods and religious law|priests]] seeking to interpret if it was the will of the gods for a public official to be deemed worthy to assume office.<ref>{{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}}</ref>