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

Most absurd are progressive claims—magnified by the press—that Johnson is delaying a swearing-in to thwart her ability to force a vote in the narrow House on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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Johnson in January did swear in two GOP congressmen during a pro forma session—though the speaker notes that their swearing-in date had already been set and the House was unexpectedly out of session.

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Grijalva’s swearing-in could break a House logjam over releasing the Epstein files.

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Unlike fellow Oprah-endorsed TV personality Mehmet Oz, McGraw doesn’t have a Cabinet position, but he’s been an active, ever-present volunteer for the chief executive: attending RFK Jr.’s swearing-in, brokering the partnership between ICE and New York City’s mayor, leading the White House’s new Religious Liberty Commission, appearing with the president after the devastating Texas flooding.

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

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