0 an official ceremony in which someone starting a new official job formally promises to be loyal and honest and to perform their duties well:
Its necessary, though not sufficient, character is illustrated by the haste in which vice-presidential successors arrange a swearing-in ceremony after the death of a president.
The formation duration is the period between the election and the swearing-in ceremony, which was 208 days.
For one thing, we would like to see a swearing-in procedure for those carrying out the inspections.
It is suggested that we might save a little time even on swearing-in.
Besides the administration of the oaths of office, there is no set formula for the swearing-in of a lieutenant governor-designate.
He evaded a 2009 arrest warrant by sneaking into his own swearing-in ceremony in order to obtain parliamentary immunity.
The seniority of an associate justice is based on the commissioning date, not the confirmation or swearing-in date.
Prior to the public swearing-in ceremony, she was also privately sworn in behind closed doors.
