- a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- a mission statement or other document written and disseminated by an individual or group to enumerate or expound the guiding principles and beliefs that inform their actions: The mail bomber submitted his 35,000-word manifesto to two major national news publications.
- a public declaration of intent, policy, aims, etc, as issued by a political party, government, or movement
