manifesto

[ man-uh-fes-toh ]

/ ˌmæn əˈfɛs toʊ /

a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.

Origin of manifesto

1640–50; < Italian; see manifest (adj.)

coun·ter·man·i·fes·to, noun, plural coun·ter·man·i·fes·toes.

The book is a manifesto—a single-handed attempt to galvanize the world to take to the streets.

Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’ Will Change Nothing |Michael Signer |November 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This being a manifesto, there are a few moments when Almond sounds like a self-righteous crank.

Has Football Jumped the Shark? |Kevin Canfield |September 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For a self-styled “manifesto,” the book is surprisingly personal and transparent.

Why The Tea Party Won’t Go Away And More Wisdom From Matt Kibbe |Michael Signer |April 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In a kind of manifesto, the Virginia Tech killer had written about the two Columbine killers.

What if the Founding Fathers Saw Newtown? |Michael Daly |December 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Dalio has laid out his principles of management in a 123-page, 210-point manifesto.

Bridgewater May Be the Hottest Hedge Fund for Harvard Grads, but It’s Also the Weirdest |Daniel Gross |March 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The manifesto of Lyone had precipitated an historic crisis in Atvatabar.

The Goddess of Atvatabar |William R. Bradshaw
The protector, before he opened the campaign, published a manifesto, in which he enforced all the arguments for that measure.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. |David Hume
The publication aroused general indignation at the treaty and the manifesto elicited universal applause.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 |Henry Charles Lea
It was inevitable that such a manifesto to the public should be greatly exasperating to Sherman.

Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2 |Jacob Dolson Cox
To this Muscovite Laud was now entrusted the task of drafting a manifesto in the interests of "power" and "truth."

The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) |John Holland Rose

manifesto

/ (ˌmænɪˈfɛstəʊ) /

a public declaration of intent, policy, aims, etc, as issued by a political party, government, or movement

C17: from Italian, from manifestare to manifest