agenda

8 definitions • 19 examples

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.

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.

a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting:

Among the items on the agenda were next year’s budget and raising the membership dues.

An agenda can also refer to any matters that have to be dealt with:

Finding a job is at the top of my agenda.

esp. disapproving An agenda is also a particular program of action, often one that is not directly expressed:

She has a political agenda.

the things that a person or organization considers to be important and wants to solve or achieve, or their reasons for wanting to do something:

Agendas change with the times, as every CEO knows.

economic/environmental/political agenda The Senator's environmental agenda is negative for traditional energy producers, but positive for alternative energy producers.

be at the top of/be high on the agenda The plight of poorer countries is high on the WTO's agenda.

Like any businessman he has an agenda, and that should not be forgotten.

set/lay out/establish an agenda Company directors are attempting to lay out an agenda for reducing future financial risks.

I strongly suspect that the author has a hidden agenda.

a list of things to be discussed during a meeting:

If you don't have a structured agenda, people will bring up side issues that aren't relevant to solving the problem.

The next item on the agenda is a special report from the Advisory Committee.

be at the top of/be high on the agenda At a meeting of finance ministers in St Petersburg, security of energy supply was at the top of the agenda.