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manifesto

manifesto

57 6.0
A public statement of a person or group's plans and beliefs
  • noun
  • /ˌmænɪˈfɛstoʊ/
translation icon : manifiesto
  • I don't state these positions as a disciplinary manifesto or as my "original ideas."
  • a political manifesto
  • write a manifesto
  • publish a manifesto

But he, you know, got that manifesto published in the New York Times.

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Examples

  • Did you get the manifesto that I sent to you?

  • - So you read our manifesto.

  • But he, you know, got that manifesto published in the New York Times.

  • I prepared, I prepared a three page manifesto on this situation.

  • I mean, this goes to your manifesto titled Engineering Genius.

  • And my view, our view in the manifesto is that that's not particularly helpful.

  • Making progress towards our manifesto commitments, which I reiterate today.

  • Uptown Conversations is sort of like a manifesto of the the new jazz studies.

  • 'Karl Marx wrote "The Communist Manifesto".

  • The political party released its manifesto outlining its plans for the upcoming election.

Synonyms

platform
vsmanifesto
  • Formal
334 5.6

A public statement of a political party's plans and beliefs before an election

is a public declaration expressing intentions and views beyond election timing
program
vsmanifesto
  • Formal
174 3.9

A document that explains a political party's aims and plans

is a public declaration of motives and views, not only organizational aims
declaration
vsmanifesto
  • Formal
150 3.7

A formal public statement made by a person or agreed by a group

is specifically a public statement of intentions, motives, or political views
mission statement
vsmanifesto
20 2.7

A short written text that explains what a company or group wants to do and why

is a public political declaration, not a general organizational values summary
political platform
vsmanifesto
3 4.1

A document that lists the main goals and beliefs of a party or candidate

is a public statement of intentions and motives, not only electoral aims
political program
vsmanifesto
2 3.5

A written plan that says what a party or candidate will do if elected

is more about declaring broad motives than listing detailed policies
pronunciamento
vsmanifesto
  • Formal
9.9

A public announcement by political or military leaders saying their plans and demands

is a public declaration by any group stating intents or views

Antonyms

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

165 4.4

Keeping information hidden from other people

Compounds

A short political book by Marx and Engels that explains ideas about workers and society

A paper that explains and supports Libertopia's ideas of strong personal freedom and small government

How Detailed

policy
2.7
platform
  • Formal
334 5.6
manifesto
57 6.0
statement
  • Formal
1.3
declaration
  • Formal
150 3.7

Surface Forms

manifesto singular
manifestos plural

Morphology

manifesto = manifest (opaque) = manifest + o

Although built from 'manifest' plus an -o nominalizer, the meaning 'public declaration' is not predictable from 'manifest' and the suffix '-o' is a non-productive borrowing.

Etymology

The word manifesto comes from the Italian manifesto, a 'public notice', and from the Latin manifestus meaning 'clear'. So a manifesto is a public statement that makes a group's ideas and plans 'clear'.