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Definition of manifesto noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

manifesto

noun
 
/ˌmænɪˈfestəʊ/
 
/ˌmænɪˈfestəʊ/
(plural manifestos)
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  1. 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 Examples
    • 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.
    Topics Politicsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • political
    • Conservative
    • Labour
    • …
    verb + manifesto
    • draw up
    • write
    • sign
    • …
    manifesto + verb
    • pledge something
    • promise something
    • call for something
    • …
    manifesto + noun
    • commitment
    • pledge
    • promise
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the manifesto
    • manifesto for
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian, from manifestare, from Latin, ‘make public’, from manifestus ‘obvious’.
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