Inauguration Day

American  

noun

1. the day on which the president of the United States is inaugurated, being January 20 of every year following a year whose number is divisible by four. Prior to the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution (ratified February 6, 1933), it was March 4.

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Inauguration Day British  

noun

1. the day on which the inauguration of a president of the US takes place, Jan 20

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Inauguration Day

Since Inauguration Day 2025, the S&P 500 has risen by more than 13%, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

American investors were humming “Hail to the Chief” last January, with stocks up in the weeks before Inauguration Day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Trump signed an executive order on Inauguration Day that kept the app running in the U.S.

From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025

Just before Inauguration Day, inflation data showed that the so-called shelter index—costs, including rent, mortgage payments, insurance, and utilities, that make up the biggest part of inflation—had risen for the 56th consecutive month.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2025

Inauguration Day was bitingly cold, with temperatures never going above freezing and the wind making it feel more like fifteen degrees.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama