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asettaa virkaan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • inaugurate verb To formally install someone into an official position with a ceremony.
  • induct verb To bring in as a member; to make a part of.
  • seat noun A piece of furniture or part of one designed for a person to sit on.

Senses

asettaa virkaan is used for these senses in English:

  • inaugurate To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development, organization, or period of time) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; also (loosely) , to begin or commence (something); to start.
  • induct To formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, etc.
  • seat (transitive) To cause to occupy a post, site, or situation; to station; to establish; to fix; to settle.

inaugurate — full definition

  1. verb To formally install someone into an official position with a ceremony.
  2. verb To officially open a building or start something new with a formal ceremony.

induct — full definition

  1. verb To bring in as a member; to make a part of.
  2. verb To formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, etc.
  3. verb To introduce into (particularly if certain knowledge or experience is required, such as ritual adulthood or cults).
  4. verb To draft into military service.

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