agenda

Etymology

From Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).

noun

1. A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
   July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club "The Dark Knight Rises"http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup.
2. A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
3. A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
   A homework agenda, sometimes called a student planner, is a notebook often used to help your child keep track of daily homework assignments. 2005, Linda Wilmshurst, Alan W. Brue, A Parent's Guide To Special Education: Insider Advice On How To Navigate The System And Help Your Child Succeed, page 145
   It may be better to simply buy an agenda at the drug store for five dollars, but you need to keep this stuff accurate. 2011, Spencer Marc Aronfeld, Make It Your Own Law Firm: The Ultimate Law Student's Guide to Owning, Managing, and Marketing Your Own Successful Law Firm, AuthorHouse, page 12
   The children will use an agenda book that the school provides to organize their homework information. Before leaving for home, the children will neatly write their assignments and related directions in their agendas. 2011, David Campos, Rocio Delgado, Mary Esther Huerta, Reaching Out to Latino Families of English Language Learners, page 160
4. An ulterior motive.
5. (obsolete) A ritual.

noun

1. (now rare) plural of agendum