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agenda Definition

agen·da (ə jen)

noun pl. -·das

program of things to be done; specif., a list of things to be dealt with at a meeting

Etymology: L, neut. pl. of agendum, ger. of agere, act

agenda Synonyms

agenda

n.

program, list, plan, schedule; see program 2.

agenda Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • modernize: Consistently strong performance in meeting national service priorities and improvement targets and carrying forward the Government's modernizing agenda for social services.
  • pursue: In any event, we are rigorously pursuing the agenda of economic reform within Europe with our European partners.
  • dominate: Peace and security, as well as aid issues, increasingly dominate the geopolitical agenda.
  • set: Worse, the big corporations really set the agenda.
  • push: A new volume from McAdam, Tilly and Tarrow promises to push this agenda further.
  • embrace: There are also a number of other initiatives DCMS should consider to encourage public library services to actively embrace the social inclusion agenda.

Preposition: for

  • meeting: Build time for reflections into the agenda for project meetings.

Adjective modifier

  • hidden: Nothing is decided in advance; there are no hidden agendas.
  • neo-liberal: It is all about tying us even more tightly to the neo-liberal agenda.
  • political: They are still failing to come to terms with today's political agenda, never mind thinking ahead to tomorrow's.
  • ambitious: The company led by its Managing Director, Roger Johnson, has a highly ambitious agenda of growth over the next decade.
  • broad: The recommendations will feed into the broader policy agenda being developed by the EU and its member states.
  • challenging: It sets out a challenging agenda for Departments in terms of identifying their major impacts, planning improvements, and monitoring and reporting performance.

Modifies a noun

  • item: Agenda item 5: Draft DPTAC Annual Report 2004 28.

Noun used with modifier

  • modernisation: What's more, we were among the first wave of Foundation Trusts and are at the forefront of the modernisation agenda.
  • reform: The role of VCOs in the public service reform agenda is about more than delivery.
  • inclusion: Significant improvements in bus services throughout the country are plugged in directly to the social inclusion agenda.
  • sustainability: In their planning, the sustainability agenda is way down the list of priorities.
  • equality: The old, traditionally Protestant, industries are in decline or are increasingly being challenged through the equality agenda.
  • regeneration: It is a job that would put her at the heart of the regeneration agenda, providing a good opportunity for networking.
agenda Quotes

Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.

—Parkinson, C(yril) Northcote