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agenda-setting

agenda-setting noun: a theory in mass communication that states that the media have the ability to determine which issues are important to the public.

Noun

agenda-setting (uncountable)

  1. A theory in mass communication that states that the media have the ability to determine which issues are important to the public.

Questions about agenda-setting

What does agenda-setting mean?
Agenda-setting means a theory in mass communication that states that the media have the ability to determine which issues are important to the public.
What part of speech is agenda-setting?
Agenda-setting is a noun.

Words near agenda-setting in the dictionary

  1. agency shops
  2. agencylike
  3. agencywide
  4. agend
  5. agenda
  6. agenda-setting
  7. agendae
  8. agendaless
  9. agendalessness
  10. agendapost
  11. agendaposted

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