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Agenda əˈdʒendə Political Extra Examples Noun Full Issues

Word3 agenda
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /əˈdʒendə/ /əˈdʒendə/
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  • we have a very full agenda of issues to discuss.
  • the next item on the agenda is the publicity budget.
  • in our company, quality is high on the agenda.
  • they have been trying to get the issue onto the political agenda.
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agenda

(noun)/əˈdʒendə/ /əˈdʒendə/
  1. a list of items to be discussed at a meeting
    • We have a very full agenda of issues to discuss.
    • The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget.

    Extra Examples

    • A copy of the agenda is circulated to delegates a month before the conference.
    • An 18-point agenda was drawn up for the meeting.
    • Safety at work is on the agenda for next month's meeting.
    • The question of pay had been left off the agenda.
  2. a plan of things to be done, or problems to be addressed
    • In our company, quality is high on the agenda.
    • They have been trying to get the issue onto the political agenda.
    • Child poverty has been pushed off the agenda.
    • Education is now at the top of the government's agenda (= most important).
    • Cost-cutting is top of the agenda for the next quarter.
    • Newspapers have been accused of trying to set the agenda for the government (= decide what is important).
    • The college needs to draw up an agenda for change.

    Extra Examples

    • This is an ambitious agenda that will take time to implement.
    • An expensive holiday is definitely off the agenda this year.
    • Next on the agenda is deciding where we're going to live.
    • The party has a rather narrow political agenda.
    • We have an agreed agenda for action.
    • We were following an agenda set by the students themselves.
  3. the intention behind what somebody says or does, that is often secret
    • SEE ALSO hidden agenda
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hidden-agenda
    • The artist is letting his own agenda affect what was meant to be a community project.

    Extra Examples

    • They were pursuing their own agenda.
    • I'm not trying to push any agenda here.

    Word Origin

    • early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘things to be done’): from Latin, neuter plural of agendum, gerundive of agere ‘do’.
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