Vocabulary

Inauguration

English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.

English meaning
the beginning or introduction of a system, policy, or period.
Urdu meaning
افتتاحی، آغاز
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. Donald Trump who had vowed to halt the hostilitieswithin a day of his election (or perhaps inauguration) at least launched negotiations, while essentially taking Russia`s side in demanding unilateral concessions from Kyiv.
    Dawn Editorials — Putin`s stupid war — 2026-02-25
  2. True, there were others who announced to join that weren`t present in Davos.Nevertheless, the Board`s inauguration ceremony hardly reflected international enthusiasm or lived up to its hype by the Trump administration.
    Dawn Editorials — Board of contention — 2026-01-26
  3. Zohran Mamdani`s inauguration tomorrow as mayor of New York City offers the hint of a silver lining, but it would be premature to predict a brighter tomorrow.
    Dawn Editorials — Scrappy new year? — 2025-12-31
  4. Is it the almost-daily inauguration of projects and programmes in Punjab?
    Dawn Editorials — By-elections 2025 — 2025-11-29
  5. On his inauguration, the presidential sash was conferred on him by the senator who had won the highestnumber of votes.
    Dawn Editorials — One of a kind — 2025-05-21
Synonyms
initiation, institution, setting up, launch, establishment, foundation, founding, origination

Antonyms
demise, winding up, closure
Curator example
“the inauguration of an independent prosecution service”

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