agenda
- noun
- /əˈdʒɛndə/
- Dr. Lowell, we have a very busy agenda.
- a meeting agenda
- set the agenda
- prepare the agenda
And then next on the agenda, Cassie.
- And then next on the agenda, Cassie.
- Sure you've got a task, you've got an agenda punt it.
Examples
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First thing on the agenda today is to sort these out.
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Put the timetable on the agenda for our next meeting.
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What was on the agenda tonight exactly?
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But they have their own agenda that may not line up with yours.
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You guys had an agenda, but you let us talk and you let us discuss.
Academic text (2011) -
So what's on the agenda for this evening?
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So let me just spell out what today's agenda is going to be.
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The last item on the agenda is a bulletin from the FBI.
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Collectively, the questions constitute an agenda for scientific inquiry that is designed to serve the needs of decision-makers.
Academic text (2011) -
The first item on the agenda is to discuss the budget for next year.
Synonyms
A list of court cases scheduled to be heard
A list of items to deal with in a meeting
A list of things a meeting will discuss that day
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
A claim that films and TV promote ideas about equality and rights for political reasons
- Offensive
A set of left-leaning policies that critics see as moving society backward
- Offensive
A set of beliefs and goals about fairness in society that some people call progressive
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Agenda comes from the Latin word agendum, which means 'things to be done', and from agere 'to do', the same root you see in action. So an agenda is simply a list or plan of actions to do or talk about at a meeting.