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noun man·i·fes·to \ˌma-nə-ˈfes-(ˌ)tō\

Definition of manifesto

plural

manifestos

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

The Conservative government had sought to address the burden of pension commitments in its election manifesto, with a plan to decouple annual rises in pensions from inflation from 2020.

— charlotte ryan, Bloomberg.com, "Pension Deficits Fall as BOE Hints at Future Interest-Rate Hikes", 2 July 2017
The proprietors of Smoque have done just that, issuing a manifesto that records some of these rules while also explaining to Midwesterners unfamiliar with real barbecue exactly why following those rules produces such delicious results.

— andy staples, SI.com, "Where to eat, drink in Chicago", 30 June 2017
But his lengthy exit letter—a document that, when it was leaked to the public, was taken as a laughable manifesto—casts him as a purist and maybe even an ideologue.

— nathaniel friedman, GQ, "Sam Hinkie Saw the Future", 19 June 2017
But the election results revealed sharp splits in British society; most notably, young people turned out in unexpected numbers to vote for the Labour Party and its unusually radical left-wing manifesto.

— peter ford, The Christian Science Monitor, "In Britain's post-election disarray, can a Brexit consensus be found?", 13 June 2017
The heavy emphasis in Labour's manifesto on the re-nationalization of the utility companies, while justifiable in its own right, is a far from satisfactory formula for promoting social justice in the twenty-first century.

— james bloodworth, CNN, "Jeremy Corbyn's left-wing populism shook Britain's political mainstream", 9 June 2017
His manifesto also vows to tackle Britain's housing crisis — as high prices currently prevent many young people from getting on the property ladder.

— fiona day, NBC News, "Punks vs. ‘Maylennials’: Corbyn, May Chase Britain’s Youth Vote", 7 June 2017
But there’s also the party manifesto: yes, to party, but also to celebrate the spirit of high-energy 45s from the early 1960s.

— cleveland.com, "Memorial Day Weekend rolls out festivals, shows, openings", 26 May 2017
The Scottish National Party was scheduled to launch its manifesto on Tuesday...

— max colchester, WSJ, "Manchester Bombing Refocuses U.K. Election Campaign", 23 May 2017

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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.