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Manifesto

Meaning in politics & government, with examples

/ˌmænɪˈfestəʊ/nounCore term

In politics & government, manifesto means: A written statement in which a political party sets out its aims and the policies it promises to introduce if it wins an election.

In Turkish: seçim beyannamesi, seçim bildirgesi, parti programı

How it is used

Parties publish, launch or unveil a manifesto before an election, and its commitments are called manifesto pledges or promises. The word is mostly British; in American English a party's programme is called its platform.

Example sentences

  1. The party's manifesto promises free public transport for students.

  2. The tax cut was not in the manifesto, so the opposition says the government has no mandate for it.

Common collocations

  • election manifesto
  • manifesto pledge
  • launch a manifesto
  • manifesto commitment
  • party manifesto
  • campaignA planned series of activities, such as speeches, advertisements and meetings with voters, that a candidate or party carries out to win an election.
  • political partyAn organized group of people with similar political aims and ideas who try to win elections so that they can form a government or influence policy.
  • mandateThe authority to govern or to carry out a programme that voters are seen to give a party or leader by electing them; also the period this authority lasts.
  • policyA plan or set of principles that a government, party or organization adopts to deal with a particular issue, such as education, housing or energy.

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