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 conflict in Ukraine is likely to be on the agenda.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
In a separate case against Trump and DOGE’s workforce-slashing agenda, a federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday ruled Musk likely violated the Constitution when orchestrating the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID.
—Ashley Murray, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
Tip 2: Review the agendas and attend the meetings of the school’s governing board to learn what options are under consideration.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Audit committee responsibility usually misaligns director skills to these issues and also marginalizes these complex issues to the primary financial reporting responsibility and busy agenda of the audit committee, relegating AI and cybersecurity to an audit committee afterthought.
—Bob Zukis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Simon Perry, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
In a separate case against Trump and DOGE’s workforce-slashing agenda, a federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday ruled Musk likely violated the Constitution when orchestrating the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID.
—Ashley Murray, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
Tip 2: Review the agendas and attend the meetings of the school’s governing board to learn what options are under consideration.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Audit committee responsibility usually misaligns director skills to these issues and also marginalizes these complex issues to the primary financial reporting responsibility and busy agenda of the audit committee, relegating AI and cybersecurity to an audit committee afterthought.
—Bob Zukis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Agenda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agenda. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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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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