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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Many communities are beginning to resist when data centers pop up on a local municipality's agenda.
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Evan Frank, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Dec. 2025
The topic is not on Tuesday’s board agenda, but both supporters and protesters of the club plan to address the board via public comment.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Looming over the administration’s tariff agenda is the threat of an unfavorable decision from the Supreme Court that could invalidate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties and other punitive tariffs imposed by the president.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
The topic was on the agenda for Monday's Southfield City Council meeting, as Metrobloks LLC is hoping to build the data center on a vacant lot on Inkster Road, between 11 Mile Road and Interstate 696.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Evan Frank, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Dec. 2025
The topic is not on Tuesday’s board agenda, but both supporters and protesters of the club plan to address the board via public comment.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Looming over the administration’s tariff agenda is the threat of an unfavorable decision from the Supreme Court that could invalidate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties and other punitive tariffs imposed by the president.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
The topic was on the agenda for Monday's Southfield City Council meeting, as Metrobloks LLC is hoping to build the data center on a vacant lot on Inkster Road, between 11 Mile Road and Interstate 696.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for agenda
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“Agenda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agenda. Accessed 19 Dec. 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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