Plural of agenda; lists of items to be discussed at meetings, or underlying motives or intentions. Plans of action or policy frameworks.
From Latin agenda, meaning 'things to be done,' the plural of agendum. Originally a theological term for church business, it entered secular use in the 17th century.
The transformation of 'agenda' from a plural Latin word to a singular English noun (with its own plural 'agendas') shows how languages adapt borrowed terms. The shift from 'things to be done' to 'hidden motives' reflects our growing cynicism about stated versus actual intentions.
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