agenda
/əˈdʒendə/noun
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कार्यसूची, बैठक में चर्चा के विषयों की सूची
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a list of items to be discussed at a meeting
कार्यसूची, बैठक में चर्चा के विषयों की सूची
- The first item on the agenda is the annual budget.
- Please send the agenda for tomorrow's staff meeting.
- There are six items on the agenda for tomorrow.
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- The chairman read out the agenda to the board.
- We ran out of time before reaching the last point on the agenda.
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a list of aims or possible future actions
योजना, एजेंडा, लक्ष्यों की सूची
- Job creation is high on the government's agenda.
- Clean water is high on the council's agenda.
- Education reform is at the top of the new minister's agenda.
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- Reducing pollution is on the city's agenda.
- The party announced its agenda for the next five years.
Synonyms plan priorities
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[C] disapproving
a secret aim or reason for doing something
छिपा हुआ मकसद
- He has a hidden agenda.
- I suspect the speaker has a secret agenda.
- I don't trust him; I think he has a hidden agenda.
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- The article seemed fair, but the writer clearly had an agenda.
- Whatever the agenda behind the offer, we must read the terms.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
agenda (singular) = list of items
In modern English agenda is a singular countable noun for the list of topics in a meeting. The plural is agendas.
आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी में agenda बैठक के विषयों की सूची के लिए singular countable noun है; इसका plural 'agendas' है।
- The agenda for the meeting was circulated yesterday.
- Three items are on the agenda.
on / off the agenda
On the agenda means planned to be discussed or done. Off the agenda means no longer planned.
'On the agenda' का अर्थ चर्चा या कार्य के लिए नियोजित है; 'off the agenda' का अर्थ अब नियोजित नहीं।
- Education reform is high on the agenda this year.
- The proposal is now off the agenda.
hidden / political agenda
A hidden agenda is a secret aim behind someone's action. Political agenda is a party's plan of aims.
Hidden agenda किसी की कार्रवाई के पीछे का गुप्त उद्देश्य है; political agenda किसी दल का उद्देश्य-कार्यक्रम है।
- I think he has a hidden agenda behind his offer.
- The government set out its political agenda.
set / draw up / put on the agenda
Verbs that create or add to an agenda: set, draw up, put something on, add something to.
ये क्रियाएँ agenda बनाने या उसमें जोड़ने के लिए हैं: set, draw up, put something on, add something to।
- The secretary drew up the agenda for the AGM.
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adjective + agenda
politicalhiddenfullbusysecret
- The president has a full agenda this week.
verb + agenda
setdraw upapprovefollowstick to
- The chairman asked everyone to stick to the agenda.
agenda + noun
itempointsettingmeeting
- The first agenda item was the school fees.
preposition + agenda
on the agendaoff the agendatop of the agendanext on the agenda
- Safety is at the top of the agenda.
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- Radhika sent the agenda to all members before the meeting.
राधिका ने बैठक से पहले सभी सदस्यों को कार्यसूची भेज दी।
- Climate change is now high on the world's agenda.
जलवायु परिवर्तन अब दुनिया की कार्यसूची में ऊँचे स्थान पर है।
- The meeting went beyond its agenda and ran late.
बैठक अपनी कार्यसूची से आगे बढ़ गई और देर तक चली।
- Critics say the new rule has a political agenda.
आलोचकों का कहना है कि नए नियम के पीछे राजनीतिक उद्देश्य है।
- The next item on the agenda is the annual budget.
कार्यसूची का अगला विषय वार्षिक बजट है।
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✗ The agendas of today's meeting are very long.
✓ The agenda of today's meeting is very long.
A single meeting has one agenda, a singular noun.
एक बैठक की एक ही agenda होती है, जो singular noun है।
✗ What is the agenda on today's meeting?
✓ What is the agenda for today's meeting?
An agenda is for a meeting, not on it.
Agenda किसी बैठक 'के लिए' होती है, उस 'पर' नहीं।
✗ The agenda were distributed.
✓ The agenda was distributed.
Agenda is singular, so it takes was.
'Agenda' singular है, इसलिए 'was' आता है।
?Which word?
agenda is singular
Although agenda is a plural form in Latin, in English it is a singular countable noun: 'The agenda is long'; plural agendas.
Latin में agenda plural है, लेकिन English में यह singular countable noun है, जैसे 'The agenda is long'; इसका plural agendas है।
§Grammar and usage
Agenda takes a singular verb.
Subject-verb agreement में agenda के साथ singular verb आता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hidden agenda.
Idiom 'hidden agenda' भी पूछा जाता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A list of matters to be discussed at a meeting.
'बैठक में चर्चा के मुद्दों की सूची' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।