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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The reconciliation of Jamie returning is going to play out in episodes to follow and maybe even series to follow.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
What’s the game plan?: Senate Republicans are hoping to pass two separate reconciliation bills in 2025 and give President-elect Trump a few easy wins to start his administration.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
That's likely to emerge as an area of disagreement next year, particularly as Republicans pursue a reconciliation bill that could bolster oil and gas leasing and peel back parts of the IRA.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
This view is leading Smith to push for one big reconciliation bill covering many of President-elect Trump’s major priorities, from energy to immigration and tax cuts.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
What’s the game plan?: Senate Republicans are hoping to pass two separate reconciliation bills in 2025 and give President-elect Trump a few easy wins to start his administration.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
That's likely to emerge as an area of disagreement next year, particularly as Republicans pursue a reconciliation bill that could bolster oil and gas leasing and peel back parts of the IRA.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
This view is leading Smith to push for one big reconciliation bill covering many of President-elect Trump’s major priorities, from energy to immigration and tax cuts.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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