hidden agendanoun [ C ]
uk/ˌhɪd.ən əˈdʒen.də/us/ˌhɪd.ən əˈdʒen.də/a secret reason for doing something:
[ + to infinitive ] The prime minister denied that the new visa requirements were part of a hidden agenda to reduce immigration.
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Motives and reasons
- cause 1
- drive
- first principles
- ground
- impulse
- in the name of sth idiom
- inclination
- justification
- mainspring
- motivation
- motive
- name
- object
- peg
- rationale
- reason
- should
- wherefores
- why