agenda

noun

agen·​da ə-ˈjen-də 

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

agendaless

ə-ˈjen-də-ləs 

adjective

Synonyms of agenda

• schedule
• calendar
• program
• timetable

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

Debuting in Season 2 of The Boys, Stormfront is a Supe with electrokinesis and the ability to create lightning, who joins The Seven with a secret white supremacist agenda. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 May 2026

If progressives continue to make LGBT issues the centerpiece of their policy agenda, African-American Christians who vote Democrat will be forced to decide whether their politics are guided by their Bible — or their Black card. —Delano Squires, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026

How can Boardroom be so drastically different unless there is some sort of agenda here? —Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026

Massachusetts residents are tired of watching politicians bend over backwards for every political agenda imaginable while our own citizens, especially our veterans, are treated like an afterthought. —Anne Brensley, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

from plural of agendum or its Latin source, taken as a singular noun

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing agenda

• hidden agenda

Rhymes for agenda

• corrigenda
• hacienda
• referenda
• encomienda
• penda

Kids Definition

agenda

noun

agen·​da ə-ˈjen-də 

: a list of items of business to be considered (as at a meeting)