agendanoun [ C ]
uk/əˈdʒen.də/us/əˈdʒen.də/C1 a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting:
There were several important items on the agenda.
The question of security is high on the agenda for this afternoon's meeting.
C2 a list of aims or possible future achievements:
Women's rights have been put back on the agenda (= are being discussed publicly again).
The subject of safety needs to be placed high on/at the top of the agenda (= must be discussed because it is very important).
Education was placed firmly on the political agenda in the prime minister's weekend speech.
a secret aim or reason for doing something:
She felt that some of the group had an agenda.
There's no hidden agenda - I'm just trying to help.
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- Perhaps we could move on to discuss the next item on the agenda.
- Has everyone received a copy of the agenda for next week's meeting?
- Let's move on, or we will not have time to cover everything on the agenda.
- The agenda should include an item headed 'Any other business'.
- Action to prevent the spread of the disease is high on the government's agenda.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Schedules & agendas
- AOB
- business plan
- calendar
- datebook
- deadline
- fit
- Hejira
- itinerary
- journal
- make
- make time idiom
- order
- order paper
- pack
- spread sth over sth
- squeeze sb/sth in
- stagger
- TBD
- the order of the day idiom
- timetable
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Lists and catalogues
Idiom(s)
set the agenda