Word of the Day
: February 23, 2013manifesto
playWhat It Means
: a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
manifesto in Context
On the day of his sudden departure from the company, Rick posted an angry manifesto on the bulletin board outlining his reasons for leaving.
"Mr. Eddie Lampert, the chairman of Sears Holdings and mastermind of the Kmart/Sears merger … famously published a 15-page manifesto in 2009 which covered everything from the economic meltdown to civil liberties, and contained a suggested reading list that included free-market Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek." - From an article by Mary Jane Quirk in Consumerist, January 8, 2013
Did You Know?
"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" or "easily recognized," is oldest, dating to the 14th century. Both "manifest" and "manifesto" derive ultimately from the Latin noun "manus" ("hand") and "-festus," a combining form that is related to the Latin adjective "infestus," meaning "hostile." 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 famous 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.
Word Family Quiz
What member of the "manus" family can be a synonym of "handcuff"? The answer is ...
More Words of the Day
-
Jan 26
circuitous
-
Jan 25
nomenclature
-
Jan 24
divers
-
Jan 23
wanderlust
-
Jan 22
opine
-
Jan 21
gourmand