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(măn'ə-fĕs') pronunciation
n., pl., -toes, or -tos.
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature.

intr.v., -toed, -to·ing, -toes.
To issue such a declaration.

[Italian, from Latin manifestus, clear, evident. See manifest.]



has the plural form manifestos.

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A document in which a political party sets out the programme it proposes to follow if returned to office. The document may reflect compromises between different party groupings, rather than an agreed programme of action.

— Wyn Grant

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IN BRIEF: n. - A public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government).

Tutor's tip: They "manifest" (clearly apparent to the sight or understanding) their support for the rebel's "manifesto" (a public declaration, especially of a political nature) with loud cheers.

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  • Publications - manifesto: public statement of policies and reasoning, esp. by government or political group


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A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. Manifestos relating to religious belief are generally referred to as creeds. Manifestos may also be life stance-related.

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Etymology

Manifesto is derived from the Italian word manifesto, itself derived from the Latin manifestum, meaning clear or conspicuous. Its first recorded use in English is from 1620, in Nathaniel Brent's translation of Paolo Sarpi's History of the Council of Trent: "To this citation he made answer by a Manifesto" (p. 102). Similarly, "They were so farre surprised with his Manifesto, that they would never suffer it to be published" (p. 103)[1]

Electoral manifestos

In some parliamentary democracies, political parties prepare electoral manifestos which set out both their strategic direction and outlines of prospective legislation should they win sufficient support in an election to serve in government. Legislative proposals which are featured in the manifesto of a party which has won an election are often regarded as having superior legitimacy to other measures which a governing party may introduce for consideration by the legislature.

An alternative term, used especially in North America, is party platform.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - politisk programerklæring, manifest, proklamation
v. intr. - udstede en erklæring, manifest, proklamation

Nederlands (Dutch)
manifest, een manifest uitgeven

Français (French)
n. - manifeste, programme
v. intr. - publier un manifeste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Willens-/Absichtserklärung, Manifest
v. - ein Manifest bekanntmachen, ein Manifest herausgeben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (δημόσια) διακήρυξη, μανιφέστο

Italiano (Italian)
manifesto, proclama

Português (Portuguese)
n. - manifesto (m), proclamação (f)

Русский (Russian)
манифест

Español (Spanish)
n. - manifiesto, proclama
v. intr. - proclamar, hacer un manifiesto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - manifest, upprop

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
宣言, 声明, 发表宣言

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 宣言, 聲明
v. intr. - 發表宣言

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 선언서
v. intr. - 성명서를 발표하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 宣言書
v. - 宣言書を発する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بيان, بلاغ منشور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גילוי-דעת, הצהרה, מינשר, מניפסט‬
v. intr. - ‮פרסם מינשר, גילוי-דעת וכו'‬


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