agenda

noun

ə-ˈjen-də How to pronounce agenda (audio)
Definition of agendanext
as in schedule
a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play) unless your proposal is on the meeting's agenda, it won't be addressed

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Recent Examples of agenda By approval of the consent agenda, commissioners approved the local government putting $150,000 toward helping to open the store. — Sofi Zeman july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 Despite those altruistic goals, from the beginning, the commission faced criticism that the composition and agenda of the body were slanted toward a conservative Christian perspective. — Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 The Phoenix City Council unanimously approved the settlement during a July 1 meeting, according to a city council agenda report reviewed by PEOPLE. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 NurPhoto via Getty Images The United Kingdom has assumed the Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force, with UK official Giles Thomson placing fraud at the center of the two year agenda. — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for agenda
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agenda
  1. schedule
  2. calendar
  3. program
  4. timetable
Noun
  • When asked about his All-Star nod over the weekend, Joe Ryan focused on his team’s offense and the upcoming schedule instead of himself.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • On June 23, an attendant at a gas station in the center of Moscow told CNN that tankers were still arriving and delivering fuel according to schedule.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of schedule
Noun
  • Since initial reports, internet sleuths have pieced together Broadway schedules of potential guests, Chiefs training camp dates, radio interviews and venue calendars trying to determine whether the reports are accurate.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Lightweight and suited to every occasion on your calendar, Quince's best-selling dresses check all of the boxes.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of calendar
Noun
  • Brazilians have been instrumental in boosting his social media following and the country’s news program Fantastico sent a reporter and crew to Cape Verde to profile his family.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Chef Laura LeSire helms the hotel's pastry and dessert program.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of program
Noun
  • Regional powers, including Gulf Arab states and Pakistan, weigh competing proposals for alternative routes as recent attacks and Khamenei’s funeral timetable complicate efforts to secure a lasting peace.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Since the June 17 ceasefire, five countries have had five different kinds of change happen to them, on five different timetables.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of timetable

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