swearing-in

[swair-ing-in]

noun

1. an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swearing-in¹

1890–95; from verb phrase swear in; -ing ¹

Example Sentences

But partisanship aside, what possible reason would Johnson have to stall Grijalva’s swearing-in?

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The last of 13 executions took place four days before the swearing-in of Biden, who campaigned on abolishing capital punishment.

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“Sport is a business based on talent, be it Rwandan or otherwise,” Kagame said at the swearing-in of the country’s sports minister late last year.

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After Johnson’s Tuesday afternoon comments to CNN, Grijalva said that Jeffries immediately reached out to the speaker to set a date for her swearing-in ceremony.

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“Speaker Johnson needs to stop dragging his feet and follow the same precedent he set in swearing in his Republican colleagues earlier this year,” the statement said, referencing the quick, “pro-forma” swearing-in of Florida GOP representatives Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis.

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