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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Republicans' attempts to make President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent as part of the reconciliation package threaten to increase the federal debt by trillions of dollars.
—Annie Nova,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 19 May 2025
The Budget Committee was responsible for stitching together the various parts of the reconciliation package into a single bill, and could not make modifications.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 May 2025
Trump has at times appeared reluctant to firmly weigh in on specific policy details of the reconciliation bill.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 17 May 2025
Five Republicans joined Democrats in voting against advancing the reconciliation bill out of the House Budget Committee on Friday.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025
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Annie Nova,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 19 May 2025
The Budget Committee was responsible for stitching together the various parts of the reconciliation package into a single bill, and could not make modifications.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 May 2025
Trump has at times appeared reluctant to firmly weigh in on specific policy details of the reconciliation bill.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 17 May 2025
Five Republicans joined Democrats in voting against advancing the reconciliation bill out of the House Budget Committee on Friday.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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