No. 1,904 in Catalan
investidura
The act of formally granting someone an official position or authority.
In a sentence
La investidura del nou alcalde s'ha celebrat avui.
The inauguration of the new mayor was held today.
In this sentence, 'investidura' refers to the formal ceremony where the new mayor officially assumes his duties.
El discurs de la investidura va ser inspirador.
The inauguration speech was inspiring.
Here, 'investidura' is used to denote the official event at which a speech is given marking one's assumption of office.
Van ajornar la investidura a causa de la situació política.
They postponed the inauguration due to the political situation.
In this usage, 'investidura' refers to the event or process of official assumption of office, implying its scheduling was affected.
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