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agenda

agenda a‧gen‧da [əˈdʒendə] noun [countable]

1. a list of the subjects to be discussed at a meeting:

• What's the first item on the agenda?

• High on the agenda of today’s meeting of the G8 is global warming.

2. a list of things that someone considers important or that they are planning to do:

• The recent strengthening of the dollar - and how to stop it - should be at the top of the agenda.

3. hidden agenda someone's secret plan or aims, rather than the ones that they say that they have:

• The union accused the company board of having a hidden agenda.

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agenda UK US /əˈdʒendə/ noun [C]

► 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.

► MEETINGS 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.

Financial and business terms. 2012.