AGENDA Definition & Meaning

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agenda

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noun

formally a plural of agendum, but usually used as a singular with plural agendas or agenda.

a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.:
The chairman says we have a lengthy agenda this afternoon.

agenda

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noun

Also calledagendum functioning as singular a schedule or list of items to be attended to
Also calledagendasagendums functioning as plural matters to be attended to, as at a meeting of a committee

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Usage Note

Agenda, “things to be done,” is the plural of the Latin gerund agendum and is used today in the sense “a plan or list of matters to be acted upon.” In that sense it is treated as a singular noun; its plural is usually agendas: The agenda is ready for distribution. The agendas of last year's meetings are printed in the official minutes. The singular agendum, meaning “an item on an agenda,” is rare.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of agenda¹

First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin, plural of agendum “that which is to be done,” gerund of agere “to do, drive”; the plural originally carried a collective sense denoting the various items to be transacted

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of agenda¹

C17: Latin, literally: things to be done, from agere to do

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Like so much of the Trump 2.0 agenda, it turns out that was just the warm-up.

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Perhaps nothing captures Trump’s authoritarian agenda better than ICE’s illegal kidnapping and disappearing of hundreds of people or DOGE’s firings or dismissals of some 250,000 federal workers – all without any due process of law.

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Axios reports that Trump's advisers are preparing for a potential third impeachment of the president and strategizing ways to pass key agenda items before a congressional trial gums up the works.

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The Trump administration recently denounced California’s barrage of lawsuits in a statement to The Times, calling the litigation a misguided attempt to block the president’s agenda.

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Department of Justice spokesperson said the DOJ “will continue to fight in court to defend President Trump’s agenda no matter how many frivolous lawsuits are filed.”

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