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View synonyms for hidden agenda

hidden agenda

noun

  1. an often duplicitously undisclosed plan or motive.


hidden agenda

noun

  1. a hidden motive or intention behind an overt action, policy, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hidden agenda1

First recorded in 1985–90
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Example Sentences

During a two-week trial, the prosecution said that Ruane believed conspiracy theories about a "hidden agenda" in the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

From BBC

She said "whatever their hidden agenda is - to divide the people up - has backfired".

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“So we don’t really have any hidden agenda. Overtaking the United States is not our goal,” he said.

“It is a rejection of the belief that there is some sort of hidden agenda of indoctrination. None of that is happening.”

“It is a rejection of the belief that there is some sort of hidden agenda of indoctrination. None of that is happening.”

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