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
Examples of agenda in a Sentence
The committee set the agenda for the next several years of research.
There are several items on the agenda for tonight's meeting.
What's the first item on the agenda?
Such an idea has been high on the political agenda for some time.
He wants to push his own agenda no matter what the others say.
Recent Examples on the Web
See the full agenda here, or request your invitation.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Trump will likely appoint cabinet members fully invested in his agenda who, unlike in his first term, won’t push back as former Defense Secretaries Jim Mattis and Mark Esper did.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
As female, persons-of-colour VC fund owners, the statistics are not surprising, however both contend that most deep tech companies do not have a DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) agenda.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Trump will likely appoint cabinet members fully invested in his agenda who, unlike in his first term, won’t push back as former Defense Secretaries Jim Mattis and Mark Esper did.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
As female, persons-of-colour VC fund owners, the statistics are not surprising, however both contend that most deep tech companies do not have a DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) agenda.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Agenda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agenda. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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agenda
noun
agen·da
ə-ˈjen-də 
: a list of items of business to be considered (as at a meeting)
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