noun
Meaning 1
A task which needs to be completed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
order of business
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noun
Meaning 2
The sequence in which tasks need to be completed in order of importance or priority; an agenda.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: agenda, agendum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: list, listing
Narrower terms: order of the day
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 事情 (shìqing) — task which needs to be completed
- Chinese Mandarin: 任務 /任务 (rènwù) — task which needs to be completed
- Finnish: tehtävä — task which needs to be completed
- Chinese Mandarin: 議程 /议程 (yìchéng) — sequence in which tasks need to be completed
- Finnish: suoritusjärjestys — sequence in which tasks need to be completed
- Finnish: työjärjestys — sequence in which tasks need to be completed
- Finnish: työohjelma — sequence in which tasks need to be completed