agenda

agenda
noun
ADJECTIVE
five-point, etc.

An 18-point agenda was drawn up for the meeting.

hidden, secret

He accused the government of having a hidden agenda.

real
full

We have a very full agenda of issues to discuss.

broad, narrow

The party has a rather narrow political agenda.

clear

A clear agenda will win votes in the next election.

agreed (esp. BrE)
ambitious, radical
public
personal
domestic, international, national
economic, ideological, legislative, policy, political, research, social
conservative, liberal, progressive
VERB + AGENDA
have
agree on, draw up (esp. BrE), establish, set

The college needs to establish an agenda for change.

follow, pursue

They were pursuing their own agenda.

advance, further, push

I'm not trying to push any agenda here.

add sth to, put sth on

I will put this on the agenda for the next meeting.

remove sth from, take sth off

The question of pay had been taken off the agenda.

circulate

A copy of the agenda is circulated to delegates a month before the conference.

AGENDA + NOUN
item
PREPOSITION
on a/the agenda

Safety at work is on the agenda for next month's meeting.

off the agenda

Child poverty has been pushed off the agenda.

agenda for

We have an agreed agenda for action.

PHRASES
firmly on the agenda (esp. BrE), high on the agenda

In our company, quality is high on the agenda.

an item on the agenda, a point on the agenda
next on the agenda

Next on the agenda is deciding where we're going to live.

top of the agenda

Improving trade between the two countries will be top of the agenda at the talks.


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