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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As climate adaptation and mitigation climb up corporate priority lists, the agenda of today’s COO is shifting.
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Sophia Mendelsohn, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Israel accuses the commission of having a political agenda against Israel and diverging from its mandate, and declined to cooperate with it.
—Emma Farge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
With his environmental activism, anti-establishment approach to filmmaking and pioneering efforts in providing a platform for indie filmmakers, Redford was able to use his celebrity to subvert the status quo while advancing his own creative agenda.
—Steve Chagollan, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
But while the issue appears to have dropped off the agenda of the mercurial US leader, along with his threats to annex Canada and to take over the Panama Canal, many Danes still see it as their most pressing – and worrying – diplomatic challenge.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Mendelsohn, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Israel accuses the commission of having a political agenda against Israel and diverging from its mandate, and declined to cooperate with it.
—Emma Farge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
With his environmental activism, anti-establishment approach to filmmaking and pioneering efforts in providing a platform for indie filmmakers, Redford was able to use his celebrity to subvert the status quo while advancing his own creative agenda.
—Steve Chagollan, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
But while the issue appears to have dropped off the agenda of the mercurial US leader, along with his threats to annex Canada and to take over the Panama Canal, many Danes still see it as their most pressing – and worrying – diplomatic challenge.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Agenda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agenda. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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