blank-slate agenda
noun phraseUK /blæŋk sleɪt əˈdʒendə/
US /blæŋk sleɪt əˈdʒɛndə/
A plan that starts with nothing on it yet.
The new club began with a blank-slate agenda and no rules.
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2. A meeting list with no items written down yet.
The manager handed out a blank-slate agenda and asked for ideas.
3. A way of thinking that ignores past ideas and starts over.
Their blank-slate agenda meant they questioned every old rule.
4. A project plan that has no fixed goals at the start.
The team's blank-slate agenda let them choose goals together.