0 a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting: --
Education was placed firmly on the political agenda in the prime minister's weekend speech.
The subject of safety needs to be placed high on/at the top of the agenda (= must be discussed because it is very important).
Women's rights have been put back on the agenda (= are being discussed publicly again).
The question of security is high on the agenda for this afternoon's meeting.
2 the things that a person or organization considers to be important and wants to solve or achieve, or their reasons for wanting to do something: --
set/lay out/establish an agenda Company directors are attempting to lay out an agenda for reducing future financial risks.
Like any businessman he has an agenda, and that should not be forgotten.
be at the top of/be high on the agenda The plight of poorer countries is high on the WTO's agenda.
economic/environmental/political agenda The Senator's environmental agenda is negative for traditional energy producers, but positive for alternative energy producers.
3 a list of things to be discussed during a meeting: --
be at the top of/be high on the agenda At a meeting of finance ministers in St Petersburg, security of energy supply was at the top of the agenda.
The next item on the agenda is a special report from the Advisory Committee.
If you don't have a structured agenda, people will bring up side issues that aren't relevant to solving the problem.
If and when they became preachers or ulama, they used the minbar (pulpit) to pursue political agendas.
As the moment at which the two characters and their opposing agendas first come into contact (and conflict), the piece repays detailed examination.
Metagovernance is also political, because, as we have seen, it involves identifying key stakeholders, setting agendas and structuring outcomes.
Such agendas were a reprise of similar agendas in the early years of jazz.
Technology and second language learning: expanding methods and agendas.
Certainly both are ruthless in pursuit of their agendas.
Language teaching status when set alongside other knowledge hierarchies supported by wider societal and education agendas.
The agendas to increase public health activity, liberate talents and modernize leadership are brought together to expose the challenges, tensions and potential solutions.
