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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAgenda
/əˈdʒɛn.də/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.
"The committee chairman added three new items to the agenda before the meeting started." - 2
A underlying program or set of underlying motives or plans.
"Several politicians were suspected of having a hidden political agenda."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin plural of agendum, meaning "things to be done," from the verb agere meaning "to do" or "to drive." It entered English in the mid-17th century, shifting from a theological or legal list of things to be performed to a broader political and organizational schedule or underlying program.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Agenda" is said worldwide
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ordre du jour
Transliteration: ɔʁdʁ dy ʒuʁ
"Le premier point à l'ordre du jour est le budget annuel."
Tagesordnung
Transliteration: ˈtaːɡəsˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ
"Der nächste Punkt auf der Tagesordnung ist die Finanzplanung."
ordine del giorno
Transliteration: ˈɔrdine del ˈdʒorno
"Il primo punto all'ordine del giorno riguarda la sicurezza."
orden del día
Transliteration: oɾˈðen del ˈdi.a
"El primer punto del orden del día fue aprobado por unanimidad."
pauta
Transliteration: ˈpaw.tɐ
"O primeiro item da pauta da reunião é a expansão da empresa."
कार्यसूची
Transliteration: karyasuchi
"बैठक की कार्यसूची में कई महत्वपूर्ण मुद्दे शामिल थे।"
议程
Transliteration: yìchéng
"今天的会议议程非常紧凑。"
안건
Transliteration: ungeon
"오늘 회의의 주요 안건은 예산 승인입니다."
議題
Transliteration: gigi
"本日の会議の議題を確認してください。"
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