reconciliation

noun

Etymology: From Middle English reconciliacioun (“act of reconciling; state of accord or harmony;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman reconciliaciun, reconsiliacion, reconsiliaciun, and Middle French reconciliation, reconsiliacion, reconsiliation (“act of reconciling; result of this act; act of bringing about agreement or harmony; reconsecration of a desecrated place”) (modern French réconciliation), and from their Latin etymon reconciliātiō (“reinstatement, renewal, restoration; reconciliation”), from reconciliāre + -tiō.

1. The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.

   “He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but painful memories made him feel unready to do so.”

2. The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting records, or between accounting records and bank statements, receipts, etc.
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7. A special parliamentary procedure of the United States Congress to expedite the passage of certain federal budget legislation in the Senate, overriding the Senate's filibuster rules.
8. The process of systemically atoning for the crimes and broken promises that a nation has historically committed against indigenous people.

   “In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action.”

   “The comments were made at a council meeting last month, during which one councillor questioned whether changing the names would be pushing reconciliation efforts along too quickly.”