manifesto
noun /ˌmænɪˈfestəʊ/
/ˌmænɪˈfestəʊ/
(plural manifestos)
- a written statement in which a group of people explain their beliefs and aims, especially one published by a political party to say what they will do if they win an election
- an election manifesto
- the party manifesto
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1- Labour won the election on this manifesto.
- The manifesto promised reform of the social security system.
- He always carried a copy of the Communist Manifesto.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- Conservative
- Labour
- …
- draw up
- write
- sign
- …
- pledge something
- promise something
- call for something
- …
- commitment
- pledge
- promise
- …
- in a/the manifesto
- manifesto for
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian, from manifestare, from Latin, ‘make public’, from manifestus ‘obvious’.
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