单词 | reconciliation |
释义 | reconciliationnoun 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 reconciliatory ˌre-kən-ˈsil-yə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective -ˈsi-lē-ə- reconciliation nounas in acceptance the act of becoming friendly after a disagreement The couple worked toward reconciliation in therapy. The treaty was the first step in the eventual reconciliation of two countries that had been long at odds. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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