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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary man·i·fes·to
(plural -tos or -toes) ETYMOLOGY Italian, denunciation, manifest, from manifestare to manifest, from Latin, from manifestus DATE 1620 : a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
intransitive verb DATE 1748 : to issue a manifesto English Etymology manifesto 1644, from It. manifesto "public declaration explaining past actions and announcing the motive for forthcoming ones," originally "proof," from L. manifestus (see manifest). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 manifesto mani·festo / 7mAni5festEu; NAmE -5festou / noun(pl. -os) a written statement in which a group of people, especially a political party, explain their beliefs and say what they will do if they win an election 宣言: an election manifesto 竞选宣言 the party manifesto 政党宣言 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English manifesto noun ADJ. Conservative, Labour, etc. | party, party's We must all support the party manifesto. | election VERB + MANIFESTO draft, draw up, write | sign | issue, launch, publish | support MANIFESTO + VERB pledge sth, promise sth The manifesto promised reform of the social security system. | call for sth, demand sth | contain sth | say sth MANIFESTO + NOUN commitment, pledge, promise | proposal PREP. in a/the ~ The policy is outlined in the party's election manifesto. | on a/the ~ Labour won the election on this manifesto. | ~ for a manifesto for reform Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged man·i·fes·to I. \ˌmanəˈfe(ˌ)stō\ noun (plural manifestos or manifestoes) Etymology: Italian, from manifestare to manifest, declare, proclaim, from Latin, to manifest — more at manifest 1. obsolete : demonstration , evidence 2. : a public declaration of intentions, motives, or views : a public statement of policy or opinion < if other writers are impressed with his recipe they form a school, and perhaps issue a manifesto — Susanne K. Langer > < gave me an opportunity to write a manifesto — H.J.Laski > < professors signed a manifesto repudiating various charges — F.L.Paxson > < impelled the … government of Russia to issue manifestos — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink > II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) : to issue a manifesto |
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