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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Those efforts align with President-elect Donald Trump's plans for a more conservative agenda in public school classrooms, including shutting down the Education Department.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Project 2025 gained attention earlier this year as Democrats repeatedly highlighted it during the election as a key reason to oppose Trump, emphasizing its extreme policies and tying Trump to the agenda.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
While the focus of the hearing was on expanding these programs, a critical issue was glaringly absent from the agenda: the chronic underfunding of our public schools.
—Quintin Shepherd, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
The 922-page document is a guideline led by the right-wing Heritage Foundation think tank on how the next conservative administration could dismantle the United States government and replace it with one more in line with a hard-line conservative agenda.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Project 2025 gained attention earlier this year as Democrats repeatedly highlighted it during the election as a key reason to oppose Trump, emphasizing its extreme policies and tying Trump to the agenda.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
While the focus of the hearing was on expanding these programs, a critical issue was glaringly absent from the agenda: the chronic underfunding of our public schools.
—Quintin Shepherd, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
The 922-page document is a guideline led by the right-wing Heritage Foundation think tank on how the next conservative administration could dismantle the United States government and replace it with one more in line with a hard-line conservative agenda.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Agenda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agenda. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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