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单词 manifesto
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Definition of manifesto in English:

manifesto

nounPlural manifestos manɪˈfɛstəʊˌmænəˈfɛstoʊ
  • A public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.

    he may fudge key issues in the Labour manifesto
    a manifesto for gay liberation
    as modifier manifesto commitments
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1945, the manifestos for all three parties stressed the need to retain control of the production and distribution of food.
    • At the national level the parties publish their manifestos setting out the policies they will implement if they win the election.
    • For the past three elections the Labour Party has issued a manifesto of its aims and objectives.
    • To a greater or lesser extent, the manifestos of the major political parties have been exercises in fantasy.
    • A situation is needed where genuine alternative policies contained in party manifestos are put forward.
    • If correct this will show the manifestos of the political parties in a more favourable light.
    • Pressure needs to be stepped up to force the government to honour its manifesto pledge.
    • I have learned not to take any notice of parties' manifestos.
    • All parties are likely to include a pledge in their election manifestos ruling out such a move.
    • We'll also issue manifestos, mission statements and declarations.
    • Study of the parties' election manifestos shows that the parties have differentiated themselves on many policy matters.
    • It is entirely in Spanish and contains party proclamations and political manifestos.
    • The big parties' election manifestos also reflect this obsession.
    • Look for them in the political manifestos, in executive directives, in the next letter from your friendly consultant.
    • The only remaining option is the political route of making a clear proposal in the election manifesto.
    • It will be fascinating to see how much attention the main parties pay, in manifestos and the campaign, to economic and business issues.
    • This pursuit of risk avoidance has become the mantra of health care and is now a political manifesto pledge.
    • Too often in the past, our youth have been featured prominently in the glossy manifestos of all political parties.
    • Parties' election manifestos aren't so much promises of what they will do as what they would like to do, if they can get the support.
    • He's the only politician featured in the manifesto document and has his picture on every page.
    Synonyms
    policy statement, platform, programme, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement, announcement, publication, notification
    in Spanish-speaking countries pronunciamento

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Italian, from manifestare, from Latin, 'make public', from manifestus 'obvious' (see manifest1).

Rhymes

pesto, presto
 
 

Definition of manifesto in US English:

manifesto

nounˌmænəˈfɛstoʊˌmanəˈfestō
  • A public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.

    a manifesto for gay liberation
    as modifier manifesto commitments
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The only remaining option is the political route of making a clear proposal in the election manifesto.
    • I have learned not to take any notice of parties' manifestos.
    • In 1945, the manifestos for all three parties stressed the need to retain control of the production and distribution of food.
    • Parties' election manifestos aren't so much promises of what they will do as what they would like to do, if they can get the support.
    • He's the only politician featured in the manifesto document and has his picture on every page.
    • Look for them in the political manifestos, in executive directives, in the next letter from your friendly consultant.
    • We'll also issue manifestos, mission statements and declarations.
    • All parties are likely to include a pledge in their election manifestos ruling out such a move.
    • To a greater or lesser extent, the manifestos of the major political parties have been exercises in fantasy.
    • The big parties' election manifestos also reflect this obsession.
    • At the national level the parties publish their manifestos setting out the policies they will implement if they win the election.
    • A situation is needed where genuine alternative policies contained in party manifestos are put forward.
    • It is entirely in Spanish and contains party proclamations and political manifestos.
    • This pursuit of risk avoidance has become the mantra of health care and is now a political manifesto pledge.
    • Pressure needs to be stepped up to force the government to honour its manifesto pledge.
    • Study of the parties' election manifestos shows that the parties have differentiated themselves on many policy matters.
    • For the past three elections the Labour Party has issued a manifesto of its aims and objectives.
    • If correct this will show the manifestos of the political parties in a more favourable light.
    • Too often in the past, our youth have been featured prominently in the glossy manifestos of all political parties.
    • It will be fascinating to see how much attention the main parties pay, in manifestos and the campaign, to economic and business issues.
    Synonyms
    policy statement, platform, programme, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement, announcement, publication, notification

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Italian, from manifestare, from Latin, ‘make public’, from manifestus ‘obvious’ (see manifest).

 
 
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