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.—
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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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This one’s all over the place tonally, on purpose: Ferrell wrestles a fake alligator over here, while over there, Witherspoon bravely engages with her siblings and their intimidating mother to hammer out an honest reconciliation after too long.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Some experts suggest that once a sibling cuts off contact, as the OP's brother appears to have done, reconciliation becomes increasingly difficult.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In seeking this reconciliation, Kingsley rejected both scientific naturalism and religious fundamentalism.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
The Byrd Rule requires that policies included in reconciliation instructions can’t add to the deficit beyond a 10-year cutoff.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Some experts suggest that once a sibling cuts off contact, as the OP's brother appears to have done, reconciliation becomes increasingly difficult.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In seeking this reconciliation, Kingsley rejected both scientific naturalism and religious fundamentalism.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
The Byrd Rule requires that policies included in reconciliation instructions can’t add to the deficit beyond a 10-year cutoff.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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