a public declaration, making announcement, explanation or defense of intentions, or motives
A manifesto is a statement published by a person or group of people, especially a political party, or a government, in which they say what their aims and policies are. The Tories are currently drawing up their election manifesto. manifestos a written statement by a political party, saying what they believe in and what they intend to do. Communist Manifesto October Manifesto Ostend Manifesto
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
{i} public statement listing policies and objectives (made by a government, organization, etc.)
A written declaration of an individual or groups ideas, purposes, and intentions
In art, a public declaration or exposition in print of the theories and directions of a movement The manifestos issued by various individual artists or groups of artists, in the first half of the twentieth century served to reveal their motivations and raisons dâetre and stimulated support for or reactions against them