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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There are reports that Prince William also wants nothing to do with Harry, and that a reconciliation there might be more complicated.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2025
Hill Democrats pointedly did not even try to influence back when House Republicans began drafting the reconciliation bill in the spring.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
His work focused on a full redesign of these payout systems, introducing automation for everything from validation and reconciliation to approval flows and ledgering.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The reconciliation started with Winter writing MacFarlane a sincere letter and the duo ended up meeting for a three-hour dinner.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2025
Hill Democrats pointedly did not even try to influence back when House Republicans began drafting the reconciliation bill in the spring.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
His work focused on a full redesign of these payout systems, introducing automation for everything from validation and reconciliation to approval flows and ledgering.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The reconciliation started with Winter writing MacFarlane a sincere letter and the duo ended up meeting for a three-hour dinner.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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