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
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And at the end, there is an effective compilation of archival footage that illustrates how that misadventure concluded, and reconciliations were affected.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
In 2022, the Daily Mail reported that Cooper was the man inside the giant teddy bear Shayk posed with on Halloween, quickly sparking reconciliation rumors.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
The rules require a hand-count of ballots on election night, as well as additional poll watchers in tabulation centers, daily posting of the number of people who voted in each county, and reconciliation reports of ballot counts.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The Garden of Truth, which is set in Azadi Park in the capital city, symbolizes a broader initiative towards reconciliation between the Kurdish and Iraq governments, but also strengthens the Kurdish regional government's international standing in the Middle East region.
—Clark Bentson, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
In 2022, the Daily Mail reported that Cooper was the man inside the giant teddy bear Shayk posed with on Halloween, quickly sparking reconciliation rumors.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
The rules require a hand-count of ballots on election night, as well as additional poll watchers in tabulation centers, daily posting of the number of people who voted in each county, and reconciliation reports of ballot counts.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The Garden of Truth, which is set in Azadi Park in the capital city, symbolizes a broader initiative towards reconciliation between the Kurdish and Iraq governments, but also strengthens the Kurdish regional government's international standing in the Middle East region.
—Clark Bentson, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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