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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Hamas seized control of Gaza from Abbas’ forces in 2007, and reconciliation attempts between the rivals have repeatedly failed.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Financial reconciliation between the parties will take place within two months of Saturday’s game.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Budget cuts to present bigger hurdle for reconciliation Republicans in the House have set a substantially higher bar for budget cuts in their tax cut and spending package than their colleagues in the Senate.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Establishing robust validation and reconciliation mechanisms ensures that configuration standards are enforced across all environments, reducing the risk of unintended deviations that might compromise application reliability.
—Ben Ofiri, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Financial reconciliation between the parties will take place within two months of Saturday’s game.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Budget cuts to present bigger hurdle for reconciliation Republicans in the House have set a substantially higher bar for budget cuts in their tax cut and spending package than their colleagues in the Senate.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Establishing robust validation and reconciliation mechanisms ensures that configuration standards are enforced across all environments, reducing the risk of unintended deviations that might compromise application reliability.
—Ben Ofiri, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 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 5 May. 2025.
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