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Manifesto - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Manifesto : (noun)
1: a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political
party or government) [syn: pronunciamento]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Manifesto : \Man`i*fes"to\, n.; pl. Manifestoes. [It. manifesto.
See Manifest, n. & a.]
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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MANIFESTO. A solemn declaration, by the constituted authorities of a nation,
which contains the reasons for its public acts towards another.
2. On the declaration of war, aManifesto : is usually issued in which
the nation declaring the war, states the reasons for so doing. Vattel, liv.
3, c. 4, Sec. 64; Wolff, Sec. 1187. See Anti-Manifesto.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Manifesto |
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