agenda
list of things to do; items to cover in a meeting: All of the proposals are on the agenda.
Not to be confused with:
addenda – something added: Please check the addenda to the agenda.
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a·gen·da
(ə-jĕn′də)n. pl. a·gen·das
1. A list of things to be discussed in a meeting.
2.
a. A program of things to be done or considered: "King's broadening of the civil rights agenda to include issues of class, income, and employment" (James Carroll).
b. Informal A usually unstated underlying motive: "Everyone has an agenda, whether he or she is honest about it or not" (Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger).
3. A datebook: bought a leather-bound agenda.
4. A plural of agendum.
[From Latin, pl. of agendum, neuter gerundive of agere, to do; see agendum.]
Usage Note: The term agendum has largely been supplanted by its Latin plural agenda, which is treated as a singular noun and denotes a list or program of numerous things, as in The agenda for the meeting has not yet been set. In this use, the plural of agenda is agendas.
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agenda
(əˈdʒɛndə)n
1. (functioning as singular) Also called: agendum a schedule or list of items to be attended to
2. (functioning as plural) Also called: agendas or agendums matters to be attended to, as at a meeting of a committee
[C17: Latin, literally: things to be done, from agere to do]
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a•gen•da
(əˈdʒɛn də)n. formally a pl. of agendum, but usu. used as a sing. with pl. -das or -da.
a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.
[1745–55; < Latin, pl. of agendum that which is to be done, ger. of agere to do]
usage: agenda, “things to be done,” originally the plural of the Latin gerund agendum, is now treated as a singular noun; the plural is usu. agendas: The agenda is being printed. The agendas of last year's meetings are missing. The singular agendum, while standard, is infrequent.
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agenda
things to be done or a list of those things, as a list of the matters to be discussed at a meeting.
See also: Order and Disorder-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  agenda - a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to |
| 2. |  agenda - a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)agenda item - one of the items to be considered order of the day - the order of business for an assembly on a given day |
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agenda
noun programme, list, plan, schedule, diary, calendar, timetable This is sure to be an item on the agenda next week.
hidden agenda hidden motive, secret plan, secret intention, hidden ploy, ulterior motive They were accused of having a hidden agenda.
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agenda
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Translations
جَدْوَل أعْمَالجَدْوَل الَأعْمال
programpořad dnepořad jednání
dagsordenprogram
esityslista
dnevni red
napirend
dagskrá, verkaskrá
議事日程
의제
darbotvarkė
dienas/darba kārtība
program rokovania/dňa
agenda
วาระการประชุม
chương trình nghị sự
agenda
[əˈdʒendə] N2. (fig) environmental issues are high on the party's agenda → los asuntos medioambientales ocupan un lugar prominente en el programa político del partido
to have one's own agenda → tener sus propias prioridades
to set the agenda → marcar la pauta
to have one's own agenda → tener sus propias prioridades
to set the agenda → marcar la pauta
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
agenda
[əˈdʒɛndə] n (for meeting) → ordre m du jour
the agenda for today's meeting → l'ordre du jour de la réunion d'aujourd'hui
on the agenda → à l'ordre du jour
the agenda for today's meeting → l'ordre du jour de la réunion d'aujourd'hui
on the agenda → à l'ordre du jour
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
agenda
n → Tagesordnung f; a full agenda (lit) → eine umfangreiche Tagesordnung; (fig) → ein volles Programm; to set the agenda (lit) → die Tagesordnung festlegen; (fig) → den Ton angeben; they have their own agenda → sie haben ihre eigenen Vorstellungen; on the agenda → auf dem Programm
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
agenda
(əˈdʒendə) noun a list of things to be done, especially at a meeting. What's on the agenda this morning?
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agenda
→ جَدْوَل الَأعْمال pořad jednání dagsorden Tagesordnung ατζέντα agenda esityslista ordre du jour dnevni red agenda 議事日程 의제 agenda dagsorden porządek obrad agenda повестка дня agenda วาระการประชุม gündem chương trình nghị sự 日程Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009