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Manifesto Has Latin Roots
Manifesto is related to manifest, which occurs in English as a noun, verb, and adjective. Of these, the adjective, which means "readily perceived by the senses," is oldest, dating to the 14th century. Both manifest and manifesto derive ultimately from the Latin noun manus ("hand") and -festus, a combining form of uncertain meaning that is also found in the Latin adjective infestus ("hostile"), an ancestor of the English infest. Something that is manifest is easy to perceive or recognize, and a manifesto is a statement in which someone makes his or her intentions or views easy for people to ascertain. Perhaps the most well-known statement of this sort is the Communist Manifesto, written in 1848 by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to outline the platform of the Communist League.
Examples of manifesto in a Sentence
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The site has a long series of articles and manifestos explaining their reasoning.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
In the aftermath, experts began wading through the 1,500-page manifesto the terrorist reportedly posted online just before the attack.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Eleven Wisconsin lawmakers were named in a manifesto written by a gunman suspected of killing a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and shooting another lawmaker and his wife in June.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Longevity as Empowerment Ultimately, Berzin’s 3 Bs represent more than a protocol—they’re a manifesto for self-agency.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2025
Part fashion presentation, part cultural manifesto, the three-day event served as both a platform for the winter 2025 collection and a forum for contemporary women’s voices.
—Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Very few homes, however, are manifestos of their owner’s taste quite like Villa Josie.
—Maite Sebastiá, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2025
Its 93-page deregulatory manifesto reads like a wish list for turning passengers into powerless customers.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Manifesto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manifesto. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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