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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.

a·gen·da

(ə-jĕn′də)

n. pl. a·gen·das

1. A list of things to be discussed in a meeting.

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)

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]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

agenda

things to be done or a list of those things, as a list of the matters to be discussed at a meeting.

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

agenda

noun

An organized list, as of procedures, activities, or events:

calendar, docket, lineup, order of the day (often used in plural), program, schedule, timetable.

Translations

جَدْوَل أعْمَالجَدْوَل الَأعْمال

programpořad dnepořad jednání

dagsordenprogram

esityslista

dnevni red

napirend

dagskrá, verkaskrá

ordine del giorno agenda

議事日程

의제

darbotvarkė

dienas/darba kārtība

agenda plan programma schema

dagsorden program saksliste agenda

porządek obrad

agenda

повестка дня

program rokovania/dňa

agenda

วาระการประชุม

gündem

chương trình nghị sự

日程议事日程

agenda

[əˈdʒendə] N

1. (at meeting) → orden m del día
on the agenda → en el orden del día

2. (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

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

(= set of priorities) to be high on the agenda → figurer parmi les priorités
the socialist agenda → le programme socialiste
to set the agenda → mener le jeu
to have one's own agenda → avoir son propre programme

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

agenda

[əˈdʒɛndə] n → ordine m del giorno, agenda
on the agenda → all'ordine del giorno

agenda

(əˈdʒendə) noun

a list of things to be done, especially at a meeting. What's on the agenda this morning?

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

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"The first business on the agenda paper," said McGinty, "is to read the following letter from Division Master Windle of Merton County Lodge 249.

Meanwhile," he glanced at his agenda paper, "I have one or two more points to bring before the meeting.

It will be an ill day for you, Brother Morris, when your own name comes on our agenda paper, and I'm thinking that it's just there that I ought to place it."

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The call was made by Minister for International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr Unity Dow at the official closing of the African Union Commission ministerial follow-up committee meeting on the implementation of the agenda in Gaborone on March 6.

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Hence, this (Bumiputera) agenda is not a racial agenda, but a national agenda,' Muhyiddin said.

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Speaking with newsmen shortly after attending 95th General Church Council of the Church of Christ in All Nations (COCIN) in Jos, Plateau, the Minister of Sport said other zones in the country have agenda of what they want adding that the North Central has refused to come up with their position on salient national issues bordering on survival and wellbeing of the zone .

Noun	1.	agenda - a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to schedule, docket plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" fare, menu - an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"
	2.	agenda - a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) agendum, order of business list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) agenda item - one of the items to be considered order of the day - the order of business for an assembly on a given day