reconciliation
noun
rec·on·cil·i·a·tion
ˌre-kən-ˌsi-lē-ˈā-shən 
1
: the action of reconciling : the state of being reconciled
2
: the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance
3
US government
: a legislative process that enables expedited passage of a bill relating to certain matters in the federal budget by a simple majority of votes
used reconciliation to repeal the bill passed during the prior session of Congress
Aides to senior House Republicans said Thursday that committee chairmen were meeting now to decide whether a budget plan … will include parliamentary language, known as reconciliation instructions, that would allow much of a Republican health care plan to pass the filibuster-prone Senate with a simple majority.—
Jonathan Weisman
Jonathan WeismanExamples of reconciliation in a Sentence
Signing the trade agreement was praised as an act of reconciliation between the two countries.
He contacted us in hopes of a reconciliation.
a reconciliation of opposing views
Recent Examples on the Web
In 2008, then-prime minister Stephen Harper, a conservative, apologized for the residential schools program and promised an expansive agenda of reconciliation.
—Justin Worland/toronto, TIME, 27 June 2024
The company supports payment and sales tax collection, consumer and data regulation compliance, chargeback management and fraud prevention, simplifying payments infrastructure and reconciliation for brands.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2024
Dueling factions representing starkly different constituencies, policies and worldviews had come together in New York City’s Madison Square Garden to tear each other apart with no plans for reconciliation or compromise.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
There’s going to have to be some kind of truth and reconciliation.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 June 2024
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Justin Worland/toronto, TIME, 27 June 2024
The company supports payment and sales tax collection, consumer and data regulation compliance, chargeback management and fraud prevention, simplifying payments infrastructure and reconciliation for brands.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2024
Dueling factions representing starkly different constituencies, policies and worldviews had come together in New York City’s Madison Square Garden to tear each other apart with no plans for reconciliation or compromise.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
There’s going to have to be some kind of truth and reconciliation.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 June 2024
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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