Manifestoes

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           it was proposed to draw up a manifesto, setting forth
           the grounds and motives of our taking arms. --Addison.
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           Frederick, in a public manifesto, appealed to the
           Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope.
                                                    --Milman.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manifesto
       n : a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political
           party or government) [syn: {pronunciamento}]
       [also: {manifestoes} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manifestoes
       See {manifesto}