conciliation

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Noun
  • Approving the budget plan in both chambers is the first step in the reconciliation process, which allows Congress to bypass the 60-vote threshold required to advance most legislation in the Senate and pass Mr. Trump's agenda with a simple majority.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Budget resolution is the first step in the reconciliation process, which allows Republicans to pass legislation by simple majority on tax policy, the border, and national security, which is paramount to Trump’s agenda.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Emboldened by four years of appeasement policies, the CCP is on the march — escalating its military activities, conducting aggressive drills around Taiwan, and increasing its belligerence in the South China Sea.
    Arthur Herman, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Stories of appeasement remind us that some people may never be satisfied—no matter how much one gives into them.
    Michael S. Roth, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Before this recent trend of Congressional acquiescence, Republican President Ronald Reagan issued 78 vetoes in his eight years in office.
    David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While many polls show that acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights has generally increased over the past 20 years, most Americans are less supportive of transgender girls and women participating in women's sports.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Conciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conciliation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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