26984 words

agendas

8 definitions • 19 examples
1
a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting:

Examples:

There were several important items on the agenda.
The question of security is high on the agenda for this afternoon's meeting.
2

Examples:

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.
3
a secret aim or reason for doing something:

Examples:

She felt that some of the group had an agenda.
There's no hidden agenda - I'm just trying to help.
4
a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting:

Examples:

Among the items on the agenda were next year’s budget and raising the membership dues.
5
An agenda can also refer to any matters that have to be dealt with:

Examples:

Finding a job is at the top of my agenda.
6
esp. disapproving An agenda is also a particular program of action, often one that is not directly expressed:

Examples:

She has a political agenda.
7
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:

Examples:

Agendas change with the times, as every CEO knows.
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.
I strongly suspect that the author has a hidden agenda.
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a list of things to be discussed during a meeting:

Examples:

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.

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