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manifesto noun

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Definition

a written statement of the beliefs, aims and policies of an organization, especially a political party
In their election manifesto, the Liberal Democrats proposed increasing taxes to pay for improvements in education.

(Definition of manifesto noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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