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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The recent meeting between father and son has generally been described as positive and a very good first step towards a full reconciliation.
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—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
The show requires a kind of fast reconciliation that is not like real life.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
More recently, the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act initially contained provisions that would have prohibited federal payments for gender-affirming care, though that item was removed at the last minute due to a technicality of the budget reconciliation process.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Sep. 2025
Its latest innovation, ESCROWPay™, automates escrow reconciliation and remittance.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
The show requires a kind of fast reconciliation that is not like real life.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
More recently, the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act initially contained provisions that would have prohibited federal payments for gender-affirming care, though that item was removed at the last minute due to a technicality of the budget reconciliation process.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2025.
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