manifestos

noun

variants or manifestoes
plural of manifesto
as in announcements
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 manifestos To some critics, their public manifestos appeared aimed at currying favor with investors ahead of their public listings and the midterm elections, when the political tides could turn with many voters opposed to data centers. — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Investigators quickly discovered that Hollander’s motives may have centered around his lawsuits, online postings and manifestos that denounced feminism and promoted the men’s rights movement. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 The generation that writes TikTok manifestos about billionaire greed and the widening wealth gap has somehow, simultaneously, made the aesthetics of extreme wealth concentration its dominant cultural fantasy. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 In the years of the French Revolution and during the Italian Risorgimento, the itinerants carried in their baskets—hidden below the books—various leaflets and manifestos of secret societies conspiring against the ancien régime. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 The manifestos — together consist of 75 pages rife with slurs and neo-Nazi symbols — call for the massacre of a cross-section of religious and ethnic groups and others. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 In Ron Howard's true-life historical thriller, Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby are 1930s German lovers working on philosophical manifestos on a remote island in the Galápagos. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025 In the early twentieth century, artists were driven to write manifestos proclaiming the groundbreaking nature of their work. — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 Earlier shooters in El Paso and Christchurch posted manifestos on 8chan before livestreaming their crimes. — Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestos
  1. announcements
  2. proclamations
  3. declarations
  4. decisions
  5. rulings
  6. opinions
  7. directives
  8. pronouncements
Noun
  • But the recent ads differ from many past public service announcements because they aren't aimed at helping members of the public benefit from specific government programs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But the recent ads differ from many past public service announcements in that they aren’t aimed at helping members of the public benefit from specific government programs.
    — Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of announcements
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  • The trunk-rattling track oozes bold proclamations about bag chasing, love at first sight, and cruising past his adversaries.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Covered in nautical tattoos and given to spiritual proclamations about the ocean’s generosity, Mitt is recognizable as a type.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of proclamations
Noun
  • Dobbins responded with declarations that reflected his confidence.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • So too is the poet’s journey—a series of declarations, and a repetition of change.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • Called Motor Decide, the tool is designed to help industries evaluate electric motor technologies and make informed decisions under uncertain market conditions.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The measure works largely by imposing deadlines on state agencies and courts to issue decisions quickly.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • In an amicus brief filed in support of a September petition by the New Jersey attorney general's office, the NFL expressed support for prior court rulings favoring state regulation of prediction markets.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The league urged the Supreme Court to resolve the split, arguing that conflicting rulings leave oversight unclear and raise concerns about cheating, insider trading, and consumer protection.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rulings
Noun
  • Some sports broadcasters have inserted their opinions into societal issues more and more over the years.
    — Bobby Burack , Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But on key predictors of vote choice, especially presidential approval and economic evaluations, the opinions of independents appear to be closer to those of Democrats than to Republicans.
    — Julio Borquez, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • Wednesday’s filing marks the latest escalation in the legal fight over conditions at the facility and the government’s lack of compliance with the court’s directives.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Individual campuses in the CSU and UC can create their own policies in addition to systemwide directives.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of directives
Noun
  • Lured in by such shiny baubles, the responsible critic should avoid making premature, weepingly sincere pronouncements.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Musk is savvy at securing investment, whether his shiny pronouncements about the future prove real or not.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of pronouncements

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“Manifestos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifestos. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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