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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—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
King Charles, despite wanting reconciliation, is likely to weigh the fallout from another public betrayal by Harry as too high-risk at this juncture.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The film tackles the challenge of making choices and the eventual reconciliation with the costs and glories of those decisions later in life.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
What To Know Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought said over the weekend that the White House is not opposed to considering a second budget reconciliation bill this year to advance defense funding.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
King Charles, despite wanting reconciliation, is likely to weigh the fallout from another public betrayal by Harry as too high-risk at this juncture.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The film tackles the challenge of making choices and the eventual reconciliation with the costs and glories of those decisions later in life.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
What To Know Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought said over the weekend that the White House is not opposed to considering a second budget reconciliation bill this year to advance defense funding.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 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 15 Dec. 2025.
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