What does manifesto mean?
Word: Manifesto
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Manifesto means a written public statement in which a political party or group explains its aims and plans.
Synonyms: declaration, programme, platform
How do you spell manifesto?
Syllables: man - i - fes - to
Tricky part: The vowel after man is i, not e: students who hear a weak sound there write manefesto.
Watch out for: manefesto, maniphesto
Memory tip: Picture a man holding up a thin flagpole at a rally: man, then a thin i, before the rest of the word.
Manifesto in a sentence
Example 1: The students' council wrote a short manifesto listing its plans for the year.
Example 2: Every party promised free bus passes in its manifesto.
Example 3: The young climate activists read out their manifesto in front of the town hall.
Fun Fact
Manifesto came into English from Italian in the 1600s, where it meant a public notice or declaration.
Practise the CREST Way
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
toesfaimn
a) a public statement of the aims of a group or party
b) a small shop that sells newspapers and sweets
c) a long poem about the adventures of a hero
d) a list of the dishes served at a restaurant
Show answer
a) a public statement of the aims of a group or party. Find man at the start and the rest falls into place as the word for a statement of plans.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in the given sentence?
Each party's manifesto promissed cleaner rivers, better roads and more goverment schools for the state.
a) 1
b) 3
c) 0
d) 2
Show answer
d) 2. Promised has a single s and government keeps the n before -ment; manifesto itself is correct.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
manif_sto
a) a
b) u
c) e
d) i
Show answer
c) e. The middle of the word is -fest-, with an e after the f.
Word Champ
Which of the statements are true?
1. A manifesto is a public statement of the aims of a group or party. 2. A ballot is a written list of the dishes served in a restaurant. 3. A candidate is a person who is trying to be elected.
a) all three are true
b) only 2 and 3 are true
c) only 1 is true
d) only 1 and 3 are true
Show answer
d) only 1 and 3 are true. A ballot is a way of voting in secret, not a menu, so the second statement is false.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When is a party most likely to release its manifesto?
a) at the end of the school year
b) a few weeks before an election
c) during the summer holidays
d) on the morning of a cricket final
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b) a few weeks before an election
2. Which line would you expect to find in a manifesto?
a) Turn left at the old temple.
b) The last train leaves at nine.
c) Stir in two cups of flour slowly.
d) We will build ten new schools.
Show answer
d) We will build ten new schools.
