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 someone in as a new member of a group.
- 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
- verb To formally install someone into an official position with a ceremony.
- verb To officially open a building or start something new with a formal ceremony.
induct — full definition
- verb To bring someone in as a new member of a group.
- verb To officially place someone into a job or position, often with a ceremony.
- verb To bring someone into a group or practice that needs special knowledge, such as a ritual or secret society.
- verb To call someone up to join the armed forces.
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