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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With the reconciliation bill needing near unanimous support in the House, Trump and Johnson have a tough juggling act ahead of trying to appease various factions of the Republican conference.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
One person likely to celebrate Trump’s preferred strategy is Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, who had been publicly pushing for one reconciliation bill rather than two.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
The party also could try to use an upcoming budget reconciliation process to require the Interior Department to offer leases in the areas covered by the ban.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
House Republicans to work on one reconciliation bill to ignite Trump's agenda
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss House Republicans' strategy to pass one reconciliationto bill and how crime has impacted residents in New York City.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
One person likely to celebrate Trump’s preferred strategy is Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, who had been publicly pushing for one reconciliation bill rather than two.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
The party also could try to use an upcoming budget reconciliation process to require the Interior Department to offer leases in the areas covered by the ban.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
House Republicans to work on one reconciliation bill to ignite Trump's agenda
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss House Republicans' strategy to pass one reconciliationto bill and how crime has impacted residents in New York City.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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