Definitions for agendaəˈdʒɛn də

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

a•gen•da*əˈdʒɛn də(n.)agendum; -das; -da.

  1. a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.

* formally a pl. of. Usage: agenda , “things to be done,” originally the plural of the Latin gerund agendum, is now treated as a singular noun; the plural is usu. agendas: The agenda is being printed. The agendas of last year's meetings are missing. The singular agendum , while standard, is infrequent.

Origin of agenda:

1745–55; < L, pl. of agendum that which is to be done, ger. of agere to do

Princeton's WordNet

  1. agenda, docket, schedule(noun)

    a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

  2. agenda, agendum, order of business(noun)

    a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. agenda(noun)əˈdʒɛn də

    a plan for a meeting

    the first item on the agenda

  2. agendaəˈdʒɛn də

    intentions, often secret

    the politician's hidden agenda

Wiktionary

  1. agenda(Noun)

    A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.

  2. agenda(Noun)

    A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

  3. Origin: From agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus, future passive participle (gerundive) of ago.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Agenda(u)

    of Agendum


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

agenda(noun)

a list of things to be done, especially at a meeting

What's on the agenda this morning?

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