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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
Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The former’s manifesto was an elaborate, long-gestating screed against modern technological society, and his bombing campaign killed three and injured twenty-three, including low-level university employees and people who happened to be aboard an American Airlines flight.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Coleitha Banks – Go Solo (ESSENCE Winner) Founder of Sisters Traveling Solo and co-winner of the ESSENCE Writing Contest, Banks delivers a part-guide, part-manifesto on how solo travel transformed her life.
—Essence, 14 Nov. 2025
Guiteau wrote a manifesto in prison.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Across subreddits, cohorts on X, Discord servers, Facebook groups, and even LinkedIn pages, Lopez tracked chatbot enthusiasts sharing codes, manifestos, glyphs, diagrams, and poetry generated with AI, and presenting the material as profound glimpses into a shifting reality.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The Brazilian feature follows a 75-year-old woman whose journey through the Amazon becomes a manifesto on freedom and dignity.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The chancellor addressed speculation that the governing Labour Party will break its manifesto pledge not to raise taxes for working people — but would not be drawn into giving a definitive answer on whether tax rises were on the cards.
—Ian King, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The Department of War declared the manifesto classified, and the investigation was turned over to the federal government, the report said.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Manifesto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manifesto. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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