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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Kollins gives an emotional rendition of the title track— including the famous guitar solo Prince is known for— as he is accompanied by his Revolution bandmates after their reconciliation.
—Essence, 28 Nov. 2025
The report also indicated reconciliation was not the plan.
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Moments of reconciliation — like YFN Lucci and Young Thug squashing their decade-long feud this fall — often make less noise.
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Through meetings with Lakota elders, Upton found a path to reconciliation.
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Essence, 28 Nov. 2025
The report also indicated reconciliation was not the plan.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Nov. 2025
Moments of reconciliation — like YFN Lucci and Young Thug squashing their decade-long feud this fall — often make less noise.
—Janeé Bolden, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
Through meetings with Lakota elders, Upton found a path to reconciliation.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 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 Dec. 2025.
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