policy agenda
Governing action plan
A policy agenda is the set of issues, goals, or proposed actions that a government, political party, or organization prioritizes and intends to address.
It functions as a roadmap for what leaders plan to accomplish, whether during a legislative session, an administration, or a campaign.
The new governor outlined an ambitious policy agenda focused on education reform and infrastructure.
Items on a policy agenda compete for attention and resources, so what makes it onto the agenda often matters as much as what gets passed.
- healthcare reformChanges to medical systems
- party lineOfficial political position
- budget allocationsAssigned spending amounts
- policymakersOfficials who create rules
- lobbyistsPaid political persuaders
special interests · climate action · wedge issues · public consultation · think tanks · white papers · deliberation · backroom deals · gatekeeping · salience · grassroots movements · incrementalism · omnibus bill · public hearings · executive orders · bipartisan support · media framing · advocacy groups
- presidencyOval Office, president, Washington, executive branch, veto
- policy documentswhite paper, position paper, directive, guideline, government report
- governorsstate governor, viceroy, governor's office, lieutenant governor, proconsul
- lobbyinglobbying, lobby, lobbyist, lobbyists, lobbying firms
- party caucuscongressional caucus
policy agendaaimlessness
Lack of direction
drift · rudderlessness · disarray · chaos · improvisation
policy agendaexecutive order
Binding directive from leadership
policy agendastatus quo
Existing condition of affairs
inaction · gridlock · stagnation · maintenance mode · standing pat