agenda

[uh-jen-duh]

noun

agendum , agendas, agenda .

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

   The chairman says we have a lengthy agenda this afternoon.

agenda

/ əˈdʒɛndə /

noun

1. Also called: agendum. (functioning as singular) a schedule or list of items to be attended to

2. Also called: agendas.  agendums. (functioning as plural) matters to be attended to, as at a meeting of a committee

Usage

Agenda, “things to be done,” is the plural of the Latin gerund agendum and is used today in the sense “a plan or list of matters to be acted upon.” In that sense it is treated as a singular noun; its plural is usually agendas: The agenda is ready for distribution. The agendas of last year's meetings are printed in the official minutes. The singular agendum, meaning “an item on an agenda,” is rare.

Other Word Forms

• agendaless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of agenda¹

First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin, plural of agendum “that which is to be done,” gerund of agere “to do, drive”; the plural originally carried a collective sense denoting the various items to be transacted

Word History and Origins

Origin of agenda¹

C17: Latin, literally: things to be done, from agere to do

Example Sentences

Matson said "political courage" was needed at COP30 to correct course and put the fight for forests back on the global agenda.

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Listeners eye roll about artists’ chart-driven agendas or fret about the environmental impact of all those CDs, while rival fandoms accuse each other’s favorite star of gaming the system.

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"Consequently, the board agreed to put the issue on the agenda of its ordinary winter general assembly, which will be taking place in December, rather than organising an extraordinary session in advance," it added.

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Observers say it has also pushed climate risk onto the mainstream economic agenda and driven countries to draw up national climate plans.

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If the U.S. president considers attacks on cartel operations anywhere in the region to be within his purview, it’s reasonable to assume that unseating Mr. Maduro is on the agenda.

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Related Words

• calendar 
• plan 
• program 
• schedule 
• timetable