- agenda
- nounADJECTIVE▪ 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, progressiveVERB + 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▪ itemPREPOSITION▪ 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.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
