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manifesto

/ˌmæn.ɪˈfɛs.təʊ/ noun

Latin root: manifestō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about manifesto at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

Since the mid 17th century, from Italian manifesto, from manifestare + -o, from Latin manifestō (“to make public”), from Latin manus + an uncertain second element. Doublet of manifest.

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