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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
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A number of Wisconsin Democrats' names were included on a manifesto written by the Minnesota shooter.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
During an interview with detectives, Ivers admitted showing his manifesto to library staff.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
The manifesto also calls for the destruction of museums, libraries and universities and supports the power of the rioting crowd.
—Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
At the Abundance movement’s largest-ever gathering, with its manifesto still on the best-seller lists, its biggest champions wrestled openly with its status as a dirty word in US politics.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This is a film of rare joy and spirit, and one that deserves to be celebrated as both a feminist fairytale and a manifesto that will inspire a myriad of future stories.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The idea, in other words, is to motivate someone else to become a shooter—by creating a public manifesto, leaving a trail of digital evidence, and even livestreaming attacks in some cases.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
That would nevertheless break Labour's manifesto pledges to not raise income tax, national insurance for employees or VAT.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Manifesto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manifesto. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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