Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda (an idiomatic phrase used to refer to the subtext which discreetly drives a conversation, meeting or other activity) is also the name of several different things:

* Hidden Agenda (band) is the name of a St. Catharines, Ontario rock band.
* Hidden Agenda (game) is a computer game from 1988.
* Hidden Agenda (band) is the name of an Austin, TX rock band.
* Hidden Agenda (DJs) is the band name of electronic / hip hop brothers Mark & Jason Goodings.
* Hidden Agenda (1990 film), a political thriller directed by Ken Loach
* Hidden Agenda (1998 film), a film with Kevin Dillon [http://imdb.com/title/tt0124743]
* Hidden Agenda (2001 film), a film with Dolph Lundgren [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271543/]
* Hidden Agenda is the name of a photograph that was taken by photographer Thomas Veil in the television series "Nowhere Man".
* Hidden Agenda (single) is a single by Pitchshifter
* Hidden Agenda (song) is a single by Craig David
* Hidden Agenda is an independent record label the part of Parasol Records
* Hidden Agenda (phrase) is a term used exclusively by the Liberal Party of Canada led by Stephane Dion. The phrase is used to target Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada about any possible negative tactic that they may bring upon the Canadian public, without warning, that is sure to bring uproar and widespread criticism across the country (i.e: criminalization of abortion, reinstatement of the death penalty, overturning the same sex bill, etc).


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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

  • hidden agenda — hidden agendas N COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone has a hidden agenda, you are criticizing them because you think they are secretly trying to achieve or cause a particular thing, while they appear to be doing something else. He accused …   English dictionary

  • hidden agenda — ► NOUN ▪ an ulterior motive or undivulged plan …   English terms dictionary

  • hidden agenda — noun : an ulterior motive when someone comes in for a physical … there is often a hidden agenda John McPhee * * * ˌhidden aˈgenda [hidden agenda] noun (disapproving) the secret intention behind what sb says or do …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hidden Agenda — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Secret défense (homonymie). Hidden Agenda (Secret défense) est un film britannique réalisé par Ken Loach, sorti en 1990. Sommaire 1 Synopsis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hidden agenda — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hidden agenda : singular hidden agenda plural hidden agendas a secret reason for doing something, because you will get an advantage from it …   English dictionary

  • hidden agenda — secret plan to control the meeting or decisions    The board has a hidden agenda. We don t know their real plans …   English idioms

  • hidden agenda — hidden a genda noun count a secret reason for doing something, because you will get an advantage from it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Hidden Agenda (song) — Infobox Single Name = Hidden Agenda Artist = Craig David from Album = Slicker Than Your Average B side = Released = 2002 Format = CD single Genre = R B Length = 3:34 Label = Wildstar Records / Edel Germany / Atlantic Records Writer = Craig David… …   Wikipedia

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