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noun
an often duplicitously undisclosed plan or motive.
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Origin of hidden agenda
First recorded in 1985–90
Words nearby hidden agenda
hid, hidalgo, Hidalgo y Costilla, Hidatsa, hidden, hidden agenda, hidden hand, hiddenite, hidden tax, hidden unemployment, hide
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British Dictionary definitions for hidden agenda
hidden agenda
noun
a hidden motive or intention behind an overt action, policy, etc
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