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agenda

[uh-jen-duh]

noun

agendum , agendas, agenda .
  1. 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

/ əˈɛԻə /

noun

  1. Also called: agendum.(functioning as singular) a schedule or list of items to be attended to

  2. Also called: agendas. agendums.(functioning as plural) matters to be attended to, as at a meeting of a committee

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • agendaless adjective
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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of agenda1

C17: Latin, literally: things to be done, from agere to do
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In this new version, we are supposed to see the military as an institution that explicitly serves the president and his political agenda.

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"Nobody's ever seen numbers like we have," he said, crediting his agenda of tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation with making the difference.

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Now the Iran issue has suddenly shot to the top of the G7 agenda, forcing his officials to rejig their preparations.

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Both sides had been building toward this moment for years — a city famous for embracing the immigrant experience and a White House that had made hostility toward those here illegally a hallmark of its agenda.

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Much of his agenda was non-controversial, about energy security, protecting mineral supply chains, accelerating the digital transition and tackling forest fires.

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