initiation
n 1: a formal entry into a position or office; "his initiation
into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction
into the arm" [syn: {induction}, {installation}]
2: starting something for the first time [syn: {founding}, {foundation},
{institution}, {origination}, {creation}, {instauration}]
3: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: {trigger},
{induction}]