hidden agenda

English

Noun

hidden agenda (plural hidden agendas)

1. A wish (and plan) to implement a particular idea without telling anybody, even though people may be affected in a negative way.

Translations

wish (and plan) to implement a particular idea without telling anybody

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不可告人的目的, 別有用心／别有用心 (zh) (biéyǒuyòngxīn)

• Danish: skjult dagsorden
• Dutch: verborgen agenda, geheime agenda
• Finnish: ketunhäntä kainalossa (phrase; with a hidden agenda), juoni (fi)
• German: Hintergedanke (de) m
• Hebrew: אָגֶ׳נְדָּה f (ajénda)
• Hungarian: hátsó szándék
• Indonesian: agenda tersembunyi, agenda tersembunyi
• Irish: aidhm fholaigh f
• Italian: agenda nascosta f
• Russian: та́йные пла́ны m pl (tájnyje plány), скры́тые моти́вы m pl (skrýtyje motívy)
• Spanish: agenda oculta f, plan oculto m, motivo oculto m, motivación oculta f
• Swedish: dold agenda c
• Thai: วาระซ่อนเร้น (waa-rá-sɔ̂ɔn-rén)

See also

• by-end
• by-purpose
• hidden curriculum (pedagogy)
• ulterior motive