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manifesto

noun

Definition of manifestonext
as in announcement
a written statement that describes the policies, goals, and opinions of a person or group The group's manifesto focused on helping the poor and stopping violence.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifesto
  1. announcement
  2. declaration
  3. proclamation
  4. ruling
  5. decision
  6. directive
  7. opinion
  8. pronouncement
Noun
  • Marshall will remain with the company through the end of the calendar year to ensure a seamless transition, the announcement states.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Meloni made the announcement during a speech at Fenix, an event organized by Gioventù Nazionale, the youth wing of her conservative Brothers of Italy party.
    — Elena Giuliano, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcement
Noun
  • But campaigners and researchers say the declaration must now lead to action.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The burial ground was eventually forgotten until at least 2006, when the City of New York placed restrictive declarations on the site to protect those buried there.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • Flags can be ordered lowered by the North Carolina Governor at state buildings and by a Presidential proclamation, which affects federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels.
    — Anna Roman, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a proclamation to celebrate Columbus Day annually (which did not make the day a federal holiday).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of proclamation
Noun
  • DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek took her legal fight over how her office is run to a panel of three appellate court justices this week, asking them to overturn earlier rulings made by a county judge on billing and bidding procedures.
    — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The ruling was widely seen by progressives as subjugating the role of the individual in the election process to that of the corporation.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruling
Noun
  • The repeal’s effect on power companies’ present-day decisions – which plants to continue to operate, what to build and with what pollution controls built in – affects the electricity prices consumers pay now and over the coming decades.
    — Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Her home isn’t in the highway’s path, but she was still baffled by council’s decision.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of decision
Noun
  • Texas was on track to surpass Virginia as the state with the largest data center market in the world by the end of the decade, according to a February report from JLL, but Abbott’s Monday directive may slow that progress.
    — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Glass is no stranger to such responsibilities after serving as the top cop at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for the past four and half years while leading the agency’s directives and missions.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of directive
Noun
  • The Capricorn Moon squares Mercury in your sign, making family expectations, tradition, or someone else’s opinion feel louder than usual.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Jurors must be able to deliberate candidly without fearing that every argument, compromise or expressed opinion will later become evidence in litigation.
    — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of opinion
Noun
  • Leadership authority is the end result of decisions taken under pressure, compromises admitted openly, tough spots entered personally and commitments kept following the pronouncement.
    — Jon Michail, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Despite many pronouncements from Washington that the strait is open, only a handful of ships are making the passage each day and Iran has regularly attacked vessels.
    — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of pronouncement
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“Manifesto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifesto. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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