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 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 One roars unimpeded through blogs, memes, forums, group texts, Substacks, and chatrooms, while another unfolds at a more stately pace, by means of policy papers, revisionist histories, and conservative political-philosophical manifestos. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025 Across subreddits, cohorts on X, Discord servers, Facebook groups, and even LinkedIn pages, Lopez tracked chatbot enthusiasts sharing codes, manifestos, glyphs, diagrams, and poetry generated with AI, and presenting the material as profound glimpses into a shifting reality. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 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
  • The announcements follow Rudin’s return to Broadway producing last season with Death of A Salesman, starring Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane, which won six Tony Awards, including best revival of a play, as well as Little Bear Ridge Road, last fall.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • However, analysts cast doubt on the company's outlook following Tuesday's announcements.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcements
Noun
  • Such proclamations are a procedural measure officials take in emergencies to allow for mobilization of resources and staff to prepare for and respond to potential impacts.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The best advice to promote public health is to consult those with expertise in the medical field rather than to accept the proclamations of politicians.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of proclamations
Noun
  • After a week of deliberations and declarations of the Massachusetts jury in Lindsay Clancy‘s triple-murder case being deadlocked, the judge has declared a mistrial today.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
  • These routing announcements are declarations made as entries on a global routing table used by all ASes and the hosting providers serving them.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • The latest court decisions, however, have focused on whether Shirilla's postconviction petition was filed on time rather than the merits of those arguments.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • These decisions are not siloed within a sustainability team but are made the responsibility of commercial, sourcing, finance, and operations leaders.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • In those rulings, Roberts joined with the court’s three liberal justices and at least one other conservative justice.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The conflicting rulings from the 3rd and 9th circuit courts have provided an opportunity for the Supreme Court to get involved and review which regulator should have oversight of prediction markets, Bank of America said in a Monday note.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of rulings
Noun
  • The Moon opposes powerful Pluto, creating tension between your creative instincts and the opinions of friends, coworkers, or a larger group.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • And a lot of them, of course, will use the film as a tool to defend their opinions.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • Nearly one-third of Americans vote by mail and election officials contend there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly one-third of Americans vote by mail, and election officials contend there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of directives
Noun
  • 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
  • Stülpnagel drops in, makes vague, benevolent pronouncements, and asks Frank to hide little notes for fellow anti-Hitler plotters.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pronouncements

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