manifesto

noun man·i·fes·to \ ˌma-nə-ˈfes-(ˌ)tō \

|Updated on: 16 Aug 2018

Examples: manifesto in a Sentence

Editor's Note: manifesto Has Latin Roots

Definition of manifesto

plural manifestos or manifestoes

: a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer

The group's manifesto focused on helping the poor and stopping violence.

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Examples of manifesto in a Sentence

The group's manifesto focused on helping the poor and stopping violence.

Recent Examples of manifesto from the Web

Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, in his 1932 manifesto on fascism, makes his movement sound almost like a religion — a way for ordinary people to conceive of themselves as belonging to a world of mythic heroes.

— tara isabella burton, Vox, "The religious hunger that drives Jordan Peterson’s fandom," 1 June 2018
An Indian-American political commentator, D’Souza has long been known for his bombastic political manifestos targeting figures like former President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

— sy mukherjee, Fortune, "What to Know About Dinesh D'Souza, the Convicted Pundit Trump Will Pardon," 31 May 2018
The group signed a manifesto which was published in Le Parisien newspaper on Sunday.

— Fox News, "Erdogan slams French personalities over statement on Quran," 8 May 2018
Theodore John Kaczynski, otherwise known as the Unabomber, was driven by a conviction that technology was a threat to humanity—as espoused in his manifesto, Industrial Society and Its Future.

— simon r. gardner, The Atlantic, "98 Years of Mail Fraud," 4 May 2018
His manifesto at the Australian Open was heartfelt (and awfully well-written, especially for an athlete in the midst of competition) but fraught with gaping holes in logic.

— jon wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: How Should We Feel About the Controverisal Tennys Sandgren?," 18 Apr. 2018
Martino stepped up Monday by publishing a campaign manifesto with plans for reform.

— jonathan tannenwald, Philly.com, "U.S. Soccer presidential election spotlight on Philadelphia at United Soccer Coaches convention," 16 Jan. 2018
James Damore, the Google engineer who penned an anti-diversity manifesto that has shaken Silicon Valley, is seeking 'legal remedies' after his firing.

— jessica guynn, USA TODAY, "Google toughens rules on internal harassment after James Damore firing roils staff," 27 June 2018
The book is part memoir, part manifesto, from the brother-sister survivors of the Parkland mass shooting on Valentine’s Day 2018.

— christianna silva, Teen Vogue, "The Best Advice From Lauren and David Hogg's New #NeverAgain Book," 19 June 2018

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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" or "easily recognized," is oldest, dating to the 14th century. Both manifest and manifesto derive ultimately from the Latin noun manus ("hand") and -festus, a combining form that is related to the Latin adjective infestus, meaning "hostile." 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 famous 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.