manifesto Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
    pronunciamento.

WordNet

Man`i*fes"to noun
Etymology
It. manifesto. See Manifest, n. & a.
Wordforms
plural Manifestoes
Definitions
  1. A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives. Bouvier.
    it was proposed to draw up a manifesto, setting forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms. Addison
    .
    Frederick, in a public manifesto, appealed to the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope. Milman.

Webster 1913