agenda

noun

OPAL W

/əˈdʒendə/

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a list of items to be discussed at a meeting
- We have a very full agenda of issues to discuss.
- on the agenda The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget.
Wordfinder
- agenda
- AGM
- apology
- brainstorming
- breakout
- the chair
- committee
- convene
- meeting
- the minutes
Extra Examples
- A copy of the agenda is circulated to delegates a month before the conference.
- An 18-point agenda was drawn up for the meeting.
- Safety at work is on the agenda for next month's meeting.
- The question of pay had been left off the agenda.
Topics Working lifeb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- five-point
- etc.
- hidden
- …
verb + agenda
- have
- agree on
- draw up
- …
agenda + noun
- item
preposition
- on a/the agenda
- off the agenda
- agenda for
- …
phrases
- firmly on the agenda
- high on the agenda
- an item on the agenda
- …
See full entry
a plan of things to be done, or problems to be addressed
- on the agenda In our company, quality is high on the agenda.
- They have been trying to get the issue onto the political agenda.
- Child poverty has been pushed off the agenda.
- Education is now at the top of the government's agenda (= most important).
- Cost-cutting is top of the agenda for the next quarter.
- Newspapers have been accused of trying to set the agenda for the government (= decide what is important).
- agenda for something The college needs to draw up an agenda for change.
Extra Examples
- This is an ambitious agenda that will take time to implement.
- An expensive holiday is definitely off the agenda this year.
- Next on the agenda is deciding where we're going to live.
- The party has a rather narrow political agenda.
- We have an agreed agenda for action.
- We were following an agenda set by the students themselves.
Topics Working lifeb2
the intention behind what somebody says or does, that is often secret
- The artist is letting his own agenda affect what was meant to be a community project.
see also hidden agenda
Extra Examples
- They were pursuing their own agenda.
- I'm not trying to push any agenda here.

Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘things to be done’): from Latin, neuter plural of agendum, gerundive of agere ‘do’.

单词	agenda
释义	agenda noun OPAL W /əˈdʒendə/ /əˈdʒendə/ jump to other results a list of items to be discussed at a meeting We have a very full agenda of issues to discuss. on the agenda The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget. Wordfinder agenda AGM apology brainstorming breakout the chair committee convene meeting the minutes Extra Examples A copy of the agenda is circulated to delegates a month before the conference. An 18-point agenda was drawn up for the meeting. Safety at work is on the agenda for next month's meeting. The question of pay had been left off the agenda. Topics Working lifeb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective five-point etc. hidden … verb + agenda have agree on draw up … agenda + noun item preposition on a/the agenda off the agenda agenda for … phrases firmly on the agenda high on the agenda an item on the agenda … See full entry a plan of things to be done, or problems to be addressed on the agenda In our company, quality is high on the agenda. They have been trying to get the issue onto the political agenda. Child poverty has been pushed off the agenda. Education is now at the top of the government's agenda (= most important). Cost-cutting is top of the agenda for the next quarter. Newspapers have been accused of trying to set the agenda for the government (= decide what is important). agenda for something The college needs to draw up an agenda for change. Extra Examples This is an ambitious agenda that will take time to implement. An expensive holiday is definitely off the agenda this year. Next on the agenda is deciding where we're going to live. The party has a rather narrow political agenda. We have an agreed agenda for action. We were following an agenda set by the students themselves. Topics Working lifeb2 the intention behind what somebody says or does, that is often secret The artist is letting his own agenda affect what was meant to be a community project. see also hidden agenda Extra Examples They were pursuing their own agenda. I'm not trying to push any agenda here. Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘things to be done’): from Latin, neuter plural of agendum, gerundive of agere ‘do’.
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