1
: a list or outline of things to be considered or done
agendas of faculty meetings
2
: an underlying often ideological plan or program
a political agenda
Examples of agenda in a Sentence
The committee set the agenda for the next several years of research.
There are several items on the agenda for tonight's meeting.
What's the first item on the agenda?
Such an idea has been high on the political agenda for some time.
He wants to push his own agenda no matter what the others say.
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The party did, however, lay out an agenda in 2020 for a second term under former President Donald Trump with an incredibly short list of wishful items without much explanation about how to get there, said in just 600 words.
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Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 June 2024
On the campaign trail, Biden and Trump have promoted competing agendas for the U.S. economy.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 June 2024
Trump’s agenda for a second term closely mirrors his first: More tax cuts, broad deregulation, and ramping up energy production,.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
In 2008, then-prime minister Stephen Harper, a conservative, apologized for the residential schools program and promised an expansive agenda of reconciliation.
—Justin Worland/toronto, TIME, 27 June 2024
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Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 June 2024
On the campaign trail, Biden and Trump have promoted competing agendas for the U.S. economy.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 June 2024
Trump’s agenda for a second term closely mirrors his first: More tax cuts, broad deregulation, and ramping up energy production,.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
In 2008, then-prime minister Stephen Harper, a conservative, apologized for the residential schools program and promised an expansive agenda of reconciliation.
—Justin Worland/toronto, TIME, 27 June 2024
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“Agenda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agenda. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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agenda
noun
agen·da
ə-ˈjen-də 
: a list of items of business to be considered (as at a meeting)
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