Legal Definition and Related Resources of Agenda
Meaning of Agenda
Synonyms of Agenda
noun
- blueprint
- business
- business affairs
- business on hand
- calendar
- docket
- items of business
- legal program
- main business
- matters to be attended to
- order
- order of the day
- plan
- planning
- procedure
- program of business
- program of operation
- proposal
- proposed action
- proposition
- schedule
- schedule of affairs
noun
- blueprint
- business
- business affairs
- business on hand
- calendar
- docket
- items of business
- legal program
- main business
- matters to be attended to
- order
- order of the day
- plan
- planning
- procedure
- program of business
- program of operation
- proposal
- proposed action
- proposition
- schedule
- schedule of affairs
Related Entries of Agenda in the Encyclopedia of Law Project
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Agenda in Historical Law
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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
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What does Agenda mean in American Law?
The definition of Agenda in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A list, frequently written and sometimes circulated in advance, of matters to be discussed or acted on at a meeting, also giving the order of consideration. There is some recent research indicating that, under many common voting circumstances (especially when more than two more-or-less permanent factions are in the electorate), the order of the agenda can have an effect on the substantive outcomes.
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Legal Usage of Agenda in English
An European Commission document offers the following explanation about the misused of Agenda:An agenda is ‘a list or programme of things to be done or considered’. It is not a book in which you write down your appointments.
Alternative diary.
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Legal English Vocabulary: Agenda in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term agenda into Spanish: agenda (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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Further Reading
- David Mellinkoff, “Mellinkoff’s Dictionary of American Legal Usage”, West Publishing Company, 1992
- Bryan A. Garner, “A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage”, West Publishing Company, 1995
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