agenda

Everyday

1. A list of things to be talked about or done at a meeting. tree →
2. Things someone plans or wants to do: «What's on the agenda today?» tree →
3. A secret aim or plan: a «hidden agenda». tree →

In the lessons

Used in school councils and meetings, in news and politics. Phrases: «on the agenda», «top of the agenda», «hidden agenda», «set the agenda».

Examples

• The first item on the agenda is the school trip. tree →
• What's on the agenda for Saturday? tree →
• The class council wrote an agenda. tree →
• Saving water is high on the agenda. tree →
• I think he has a hidden agenda. tree →
• The meeting followed the agenda closely. tree →
• Lunch is next on the agenda! tree →

Note

Countable; plural «agendas». It comes from Latin and was once plural, but now it is singular in English. In some countries (France, Spain) «agenda» means a diary — a false friend.