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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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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North Korea has also pushed to sever relations and abandon its long-standing goal of reconciliation with South Korea.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Well, if there was ever any hope of a reconciliation between Orton and Owens, Crown Jewel completely squashed it.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
In Kate’s reconciliation conversation with Stuart, her office takes on the feel of a sanctuary, which is just right for two people acknowledging that each of them has not been their best self and thinking calmly about their capacity to work well together.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
However, any attempt at reconciliation gets sidelined when Moke discovers that Jady has been in touch with Cath for some time without telling him.
—Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
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Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Well, if there was ever any hope of a reconciliation between Orton and Owens, Crown Jewel completely squashed it.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
In Kate’s reconciliation conversation with Stuart, her office takes on the feel of a sanctuary, which is just right for two people acknowledging that each of them has not been their best self and thinking calmly about their capacity to work well together.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
However, any attempt at reconciliation gets sidelined when Moke discovers that Jady has been in touch with Cath for some time without telling him.
—Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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