agenda
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də noun formally a plural of, agendum but usually used as a singular with plural, a·gen·das or a·gen·da.
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.
Origin:
1745–55; < Latin, plural of agendum that which is to be done, gerund of agere to do; the plural orig. carried a collective sense denoting the various items to be transacted
1745–55; < Latin, plural of agendum that which is to be done, gerund of agere to do; the plural orig. carried a collective sense denoting the various items to be transacted
Related forms
a·gen·da·less, adjective
Usage note
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.
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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (functioning as singular) Also called: agendum a schedule or list of items to be attended to |
| 2. | (functioning as plural) agendas, Also called: agendums matters to be attended to, as at a meeting of a committee |
| [C17: Latin, literally: things to be done, from agere to do] | |
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Word Origin & History
agenda
1650s, from L., lit. "things to be done," from neut. pl. of agendum, gerundive of agere (see act). Originally theological (opposed to matters of belief), sense of "items of business to be done at a meeting" first attested 1882.
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Example sentences
There's plenty to do here but nothing you'd put on an agenda.
The goal is to get the world's poor on the research agenda of the nation's top universities.
Internally their agenda had more to do with souls than possessions.
Sell the agenda to the members of your team, don't assume their assent.
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