inaugurate as (something)

To formally induct someone into a particular office or role. A noun or pronoun can be used between "inaugurate" and "as." Sharon will be inaugurated as our mayor next Friday. Someone is inaugurated as president every four years. When will we be inaugurated as full members of the honor society?

inaugurate someone as something

to install or introduce someone as something. The club inaugurated Amy as the new president. We will inaugurate Ken as vice president.

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References in classic literature

While so engaged at Greenbush, now East Albany, N.Y., he received the munificent salary of 'six dollars a quarter and board.' He taught for one term at Pittsfield, Mass., 'boarding around' with the families of his pupils, in true American fashion, and easily suppressing, on one memorable occasion, the efforts of his larger scholars to inaugurate a rebellion by physical force.

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