manifesto

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: man=i=fes=to

CIDE DICTIONARY

manifesto, n. [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.  [1913 Webster]
"it was proposed to draw up a manifesto, setting forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms."  [1913 Webster]
"Frederick, in a public manifesto, appealed to the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

manifesto, n. (pl. -os) a public declaration of policy and aims esp. issued before an election by a political party, candidate, government, etc.

Etymology

It. f. manifestare f. L (as MANIFEST(1))

THESAURUS

manifesto

affidavit, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, announcement, annunciation, assertion, asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal, bulletin board, circular, communique, conclusion, creed, declaration, deposition, dictum, edict, encyclical, enunciation, ipse dixit, notice, notification, position, position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication, proclamation, profession, program, programma, pronouncement, pronunciamento, proposition, protest, report, say, say-so, saying, solemn declaration, stance, stand, statement, statement of belief, ukase, utterance, vouch, white book, white paper, word

ROGET THESAURUS

manifesto

Publication

N publication, public announcement, promulgation, propagation, proclamation, pronunziamento, circulation, indiction, edition, hue and cry, publicity, notoriety, currency, flagrancy, cry, bruit, hype, vox populi, report, the Press, public press, newspaper, journal, gazette, daily, telegraphy, publisher, imprint, circular, circular letter, manifesto, advertisement, ad, placard, bill, affiche, broadside, poster, notice, published, current, in circulation, public, notorious, flagrant, arrant, open, trumpet-tongued, encyclical, encyclic, promulgatory, exoteric, publicly, in open court, with open doors, Int, Oyez!, O yes!, notice!, notice is hereby given, this is to give, these are to give notice, nomina stultorum parietibus haerent, semel emissum volat irrevocabile verbum.