manifesto
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌmæn.ɪˈfɛs.təʊ//
- United Kingdom//ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.təʊ//
- United States//ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.toʊ//
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
noun
- 1
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
the Communist Manifesto
A creed is a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs.
During the worst days of Bolshevík tyranny, when book publishing had become impossible, the imaginists were a living reminder of undying freedom; they were the only independent group that were not afraid to make themselves noticed by the authorities, and they were wonderfully skilled in getting their slender little collections and manifestoes printed by fair means or foul.
As a piece of writing, the rambling and often contradictory manifesto has the pathos of the Unabomber manifesto but lacks the ideological coherency.
Etymology
Since the mid 17th century, from Italian manifesto, from manifestare + -o, from Latin manifestō (“to make public”), from Latin manus + an uncertain second element. Doublet of manifest.
verb
- 1
To issue a manifesto.
Forms
- plural
- manifestos, manifestoes, manifesti
- past tense
- manifestoed
- past participle
- manifestoed
- present participle
- manifestoing
- third person singular
- manifestos
manifesto · A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
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