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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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
Stablecoins can move dollars across borders in near real time at low cost, with transparent records that simplify compliance and reconciliation.
—Chris Maurice, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Harry’s relationship with his father, King Charles, was also strained until very recently, when the two had a meeting that has been considered by some as a good first step for reconciliation, not just for father and son, but for the whole family.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025
The Flip Off also brought about an even more unlikely reconciliation between Haack and her second husband, Anstead.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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