manifesto

American  

[man-uh-fes-toh] / ˌmæn əˈfɛs toʊ /

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.

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manifesto British  

/ ˌmænɪˈfɛstəʊ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• countermanifesto noun

Etymology

Origin of manifesto

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

Example Sentences

This is an important point where, behind the scenes, parties are preparing their manifesto offerings on which they'll fight the election.

From BBC

Two pages of Infantino's manifesto were devoted to more than doubling development money for member associations.

From BBC

A full list of the candidates and their minute manifestos can be found here.

From BBC

Mr. Greenberg does not twist this spirited comedy into an eat-the-rich manifesto.

From The Wall Street Journal

While beautiful artifacts, these books are not glossy lifestyle manifestos.

From Salon

Related Words

• platform
• proclamation