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April 24, 2016 Word of the Day

agenda ˈʤɛndə/ noun
agenda
ˈʤɛndə/
noun

plural agendas

Looking over the agenda
Looking over the agenda
Definition of AGENDA

[count]

1 : a list of things to be considered or done

  • The committee set the agenda for the next several years of research.

  • There are several items/issues/things on the agenda for tonight's meeting.

  • What's the first/next item on the agenda?

  • Such an idea has been high on the political agenda for some time.

2 : a plan or goal that guides someone's behavior and that is often kept secret

  • He wants to push/promote his own agenda no matter what the others say.

  • She had no hidden agenda. [=she didn't have a secret plan]

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