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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Approving the budget plan in both chambers is the first step in the reconciliation process, which allows Congress to bypass the 60-vote threshold required to advance most legislation in the Senate and pass Mr. Trump's agenda with a simple majority.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Budget resolution is the first step in the reconciliation process, which allows Republicans to pass legislation by simple majority on tax policy, the border, and national security, which is paramount to Trump’s agenda.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
The actual economic effects of the new Trump tax program, however, cannot be assessed until budget reconciliation is passed.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The White House meeting comes as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is struggling to coalesce his razor-thin majority around the measure, which would unlock the budget reconciliation process Republicans are looking to use to pass tax cuts, border funding and energy policy.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Budget resolution is the first step in the reconciliation process, which allows Republicans to pass legislation by simple majority on tax policy, the border, and national security, which is paramount to Trump’s agenda.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
The actual economic effects of the new Trump tax program, however, cannot be assessed until budget reconciliation is passed.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The White House meeting comes as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is struggling to coalesce his razor-thin majority around the measure, which would unlock the budget reconciliation process Republicans are looking to use to pass tax cuts, border funding and energy policy.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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