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Manifesto Has Latin Roots
Manifesto is related to manifest, which occurs in English as a noun, verb, and adjective. Of these, the adjective, which means "readily perceived by the senses," is oldest, dating to the 14th century. Both manifest and manifesto derive ultimately from the Latin noun manus ("hand") and -festus, a combining form of uncertain meaning that is also found in the Latin adjective infestus ("hostile"), an ancestor of the English infest. Something that is manifest is easy to perceive or recognize, and a manifesto is a statement in which someone makes his or her intentions or views easy for people to ascertain. Perhaps the most well-known statement of this sort is the Communist Manifesto, written in 1848 by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to outline the platform of the Communist League.
Examples of manifesto in a Sentence
Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
Mangione himself penned a short, handwritten manifesto railing against the industry before he was captured on Dec. 9 in Altoona, Pa.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump distanced himself from the Project 2025 manifesto while running for office, however many of his moves and hiring choices in the past two and a half weeks have been likened to Project 2025 policy proposals.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The commitment to introduce independent regulation was included in all three parties’ election manifestos last summer.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
His jokes about angry types who snap and write manifestoes feel timely.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
This four-word phrase became a powerful feminist manifesto, challenging societal norms and asserting women's self-worth.
—Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
That manifesto — laid out in The Letter, a memo sent out to season ticket holders in February 2018 informing that the core was being gutted to rebuild a new identity — is ancient history following two visits to the Eastern Conference Final in the last three seasons.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Here’s an excerpt from her filming manifesto: Equal pay and transparent salaries for the entire team (no above and below the line - everybody counts).
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Manifesto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manifesto. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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