manifesto
/ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.toʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
Example Sentences
- "the Communist Manifesto"
- "A creed is a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs."
- "During the worst days of Bolshevík tyranny, when book publishing had become impossible, the imaginists were a living reminder of undying freedom; they were the only independent group that were not afraid to make themselves noticed by the authorities, and they were wonderfully skilled in getting their slender little collections and manifestoes printed by fair means or foul."
- "As a piece of writing, the rambling and often contradictory manifesto has the pathos of the Unabomber manifesto but lacks the ideological coherency."
- "Beginning in summer 2022, such posters shared manifestos of an “e/acc” ideology squarely opposed to A.I. fearmongerers like the effective altruists and their fellow “decels” (aka “decelerationists”)."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.toʊ/
- British English: /ˌmæn.ɪˈfɛs.təʊ/