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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary agen·da ETYMOLOGY Latin, neuter plural of agendum, gerundive of agere DATE 1871 1. a list or outline of things to be considered or done agendas of faculty meetings 2. an underlying often ideological plan or program a political agenda English Etymology agenda 1650s, from L., lit. "things to be done," from neut. pl. of agendum, gerundive of agere (see act). Originally theological (opposed to matters of belief), sense of "items of business to be done at a meeting" first attested 1882. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 agenda agenda / E5dVendE / noun a list of items to be discussed at a meeting (会议的)议程表,议事日程: The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget. 议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。 For the government, education is now at the top of the agenda (= most important). 对政府来说,现在教育是当务之急。 In our company, quality is high on the agenda. 我们公司高度重视质量。 Newspapers have been accused of trying to set the agenda for the government (= decide what is important). 人们指责报章企图替政府决定政务的轻重缓急。 ⇨ see also hidden agenda Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English agenda noun ADJ. agreed | clear A clear agenda will win votes in the next election. | five-point, etc. An 18-point agenda was drawn up for the meeting. | hidden, secret He accused the government of having a hidden agenda. | real | full | narrow The party has a rather narrow political agenda. | radical | public | domestic, international | economic, legislative, policy/political, research VERB + AGENDA have | agree on, draw up, establish, set The college needs to draw up an agenda for change. | follow We were following an agenda set by the students themselves. | add sth to, put sth on I will put this on the agenda for the next meeting. | leave sth off, remove sth from, take sth off The question of pay had been left off the agenda. | circulate A copy of the agenda is circulated to delegates a month before the conference. AGENDA + NOUN item PREP. on a/the ~ Safety at work is on the agenda for next month's meeting. | off the ~ (figurative) An expensive holiday is definitely off the agenda this year (= not sth we can consider). | ~ for We have an agreed agenda for action. PHRASES firmly/high on the agenda In our company, quality is high on the agenda. | an item/a point on the agenda, next on the agenda Next on the agenda is deciding where we're going to live. | top of the agenda Improving trade between the two countries will be top of the agenda at the talks. • Special page at Special page-MEETING OLT agenda noun ⇨ schedule Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged agen·da \əˈjendə\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin, neuter plural of agendum, gerundive of agere to drive, do — more at agent 1. : a memorandum book < dragged a small agenda from his pocket and began flicking the pages — Monica Stirling > 2. a. : a list or outline of things to be done, subjects to be discussed, or business to be transacted < he sent out an agenda before each meeting > b. : a plan of procedure : program < military aggression was … on the agenda of international Communism — E.S.Furniss b.1890 > < a brisk agenda of calisthenics — E.J.Kahn > |
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