manifesto

[man-uh-fes-toh]

noun

plural

manifestoes 

1. a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.

2. a mission statement or other document written and disseminated by an individual or group to enumerate or expound the guiding principles and beliefs that inform their actions.

   The mail bomber submitted his 35,000-word manifesto to two major national news publications.

manifesto

/ ˌmænɪˈfɛstəʊ /

noun

1. a public declaration of intent, policy, aims, etc, as issued by a political party, government, or movement

Other Word Forms

• countermanifesto noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of manifesto¹

First recorded in 1640–50; from Italian; manifest (adjective)

Word History and Origins

Origin of manifesto¹

C17: from Italian, from manifestare to _manifest

Example Sentences

For instance, while it is by no means an eat-the-rich manifesto, the musical explores how financially stratified New York—and London and other cities—has become.

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In its election manifesto last year, Labour promised to develop "an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty" and a taskforce was launched in July 2024 after the party won power.

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Critics and digital subcultures embraced the niche volume like a manifesto — and a marker of Seu’s arrival as a public intellectual whose archiving was itself a form of activism.

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The ruling Labour party, elected in July 2024, vowed to introduce consumer protections in its election manifesto.

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The ruling Labour party, elected in July 2024, vowed to introduce consumer protections in its election manifesto.

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Related Words

• platform 
• proclamation