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have a hidden agenda

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  • hidden agenda — ➔ agenda * * * hidden agenda UK US noun [C] ► a secret reason for doing something: have a/no hidden agenda »Officials there insist they have no hidden agenda. a hidden agenda to do sth »There has never been a hidden agenda to try and control… …   Financial and business terms

  • hidden agenda — agenda agenda ([.a]*j[e^]n d[.a]), n. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. Syn: docket, schedule [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. A list of matters to be discussed (as at a meeting). Syn: agendum, docket, order of business [WordNet… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • (a) hidden agenda — a reason for doing something that you are hiding by pretending that you have a different reason. He stressed that the review was to identify staffing needs and there was no hidden agenda to cut jobs …   New idioms dictionary

  • agenda — a‧gen‧da [əˈdʒendə] noun [countable] 1. a list of the subjects to be discussed at a meeting: • What s the first item on the agenda? • High on the agenda of today’s meeting of the G8 is global warming. 2. a list of things that someone considers… …   Financial and business terms

  • agenda — ([.a]*j[e^]n d[.a]), n. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. Syn: docket, schedule [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. A list of matters to be discussed (as at a meeting). Syn: agendum, docket, order of business [WordNet 1.5] 3. A motive… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • agenda — 1. The essential plurality of this word (= things to be done) has been worn to extinction by usage. Its dominant sense now is ‘a list of items of business to be considered at a meeting, etc.’ and it is often used in extended or figurative… …   Modern English usage

  • agenda — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ five point, etc. ▪ An 18 point agenda was drawn up for the meeting. ▪ hidden, secret ▪ He accused the government of having a hidden agenda …   Collocations dictionary

  • hidden — hid|den1 [ˈhıdn] the past participle of ↑hide hidden 2 hidden2 adj 1.) difficult to see or find ▪ the use of hidden cameras ▪ Some areas can hold hidden dangers for dogs. ▪ the hidden meaning behind his words ▪ Be on the lookout for hidden costs… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • agenda — [[t]əʤe̱ndə[/t]] ♦♦♦ agendas 1) N COUNT: with supp You can refer to the political issues which are important at a particular time as an agenda. → See also hidden agenda Does television set the agenda on foreign policy?... Many of the coalition… …   English dictionary

  • agenda */*/ — UK [əˈdʒendə] / US noun [countable] Word forms agenda : singular agenda plural agendas 1) a) all the things that need to be done or that need to be thought about or solved high on the/your/his/her etc agenda: We need to put efficiency high on the …   English dictionary

  • agenda — a|gen|da S3 [əˈdʒendə] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: things to be done , from agere; AGENT] 1.) a list of problems or subjects that a government, organization etc is planning to deal with be high on the agenda/be top of the agenda (=be one …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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