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reconciliation

noun

rec·​on·​cil·​i·​a·​tion ˌre-kən-ˌsi-lē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce reconciliation (audio)
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
reconciliatory adjective

Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web After igniting rumors of a reconciliation (Hadid posted an Instagram story and tagged Malik's mom), the pair were spotted in New York City, arm-in-arm. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 Senate Democrats used a process called reconciliation to pass the package with just a simple majority, rather than the 60 typically required. Lindsay Wise And Chad Day, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 Democrats used a legislative process called budget reconciliation to pass the measure amid unanimous opposition from Republicans. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2022 Democrats are passing the bill using a special parliamentary procedure called reconciliation, which doesn’t allow for a Republican filibuster. Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022 The Senate parliamentarian still needs to review the bill to determine whether it can be passed under a maneuver called reconciliation that requires only a bare majority — 50 votes, plus Vice President Kamala Harris’s tie-breaking vote. Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 Merging the Senate bill and the House bill has been proceeding through a process called reconciliation. Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Biden needs support from every Democrat to pass the new tax through the 50-50 Senate via a budget procedure called reconciliation that bypasses a possible Republican filibuster. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2022 Part of the problem with the program is that it was passed as part of the reconciliation process which prevented guardrails from being put in place. Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English reconsiliacioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin reconciliation-, reconciliatio, from reconciliare

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reconciliation was in the 14th century

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