# agenda

Pronunciation: say "uh-JEN-duh" /əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/

## Noun

1. A list of matters to be discussed or dealt with, especially at a meeting.
   - Simple: A list of things people plan to talk about at a meeting.
   - _The committee chair circulated the agenda before the meeting began._
   - _Several urgent items were squeezed onto the agenda at the last minute._
2. A planned schedule of matters to be dealt with, arranged in the order they will be handled.
   - Simple: A plan that lists things to do in the order you'll do them.
   - _The mayor's agenda for the week was packed with public events._
   - _He laid out a clear agenda for the project's first three months._
3. A hidden motive behind someone's actions; a set of concealed aims guiding what a person does.
   - Simple: A secret reason behind what someone says or does.
   - _Critics accused the senator of pushing a personal agenda behind the bill._
   - _The group claimed to be neutral, but everyone suspected a hidden agenda._
4. A notebook used to organize and keep track of plans, appointments, and to-do lists.
   - Simple: A notebook for writing down your plans, tasks, and appointments.
   - _He pulled out his agenda to check whether the date was free._
   - _Every student received a school agenda for tracking assignments._

## Noun

5. A prescribed form of religious service or ritual. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A fixed set of religious actions, like a church service or ritual.

## Origin

From Latin agenda ("things that ought to be done"), the gerundive of agō ("I do, act, make").

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