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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Prince William and Kate Middleton have had to contend with divorce rumors, and then reconciliation rumors, and then reports that Middleton was trying to intercede in the relationship between her husband and Prince Harry.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 31 May 2025
Next week promises to be another exciting week as the Senate tackles the reconciliation bill—so stay tuned.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Accordingly, Vought and the White House's OMB must, following the reconciliation bill's passage and enactment into law, transmit a fresh rescission package to Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) desk.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The objective of the reconciliation bill is tax breaks for the top 1% of the nation’s wealthy and for corporations.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 31 May 2025
Next week promises to be another exciting week as the Senate tackles the reconciliation bill—so stay tuned.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Accordingly, Vought and the White House's OMB must, following the reconciliation bill's passage and enactment into law, transmit a fresh rescission package to Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) desk.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The objective of the reconciliation bill is tax breaks for the top 1% of the nation’s wealthy and for corporations.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for reconciliation
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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