MANIFESTO

manifesto, pronunciamento

(noun) a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

manifesto (plural manifestos or manifestoes or manifesti)

A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.

Verb

manifesto (third-person singular simple present manifestos, present participle manifestoing, simple past and past participle manifestoed)

(intransitive) to issue a manifesto

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Man`i*fes"to, n.; pl. Manifestoes. Etym: [It. manifesto. See Manifest, n. & a.]

Definition: A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives. Bouvier. it was proposed to draw up a manifesto, setting forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms. Addison . Frederick, in a public manifesto, appealed to the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope. Milman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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