(n. & a.) A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives.
Example Sentences:
(1) The omission of Crossrail 2 from the Conservative manifesto , in which other infrastructure projects were listed, was the clearest sign yet that there is little appetite in a Theresa May government for another London-based scheme.
(2) What’s needed is manifesto commitments from all the main political parties to improve the help single homeless people are legally entitled to.
(3) She said a referendum was off the table for this general election but, pressed on whether it would be in the SNP manifesto for 2016, she responded: “We will write that manifesto when we get there.
(4) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Columnist Jonathan Freedland and economics editor Larry Elliott discuss the late-night deal that the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has agreed to When it comes to the now-abandoned Thessaloniki Programme, the radical manifesto on which Alexis Tsipras came to power, there is always talk of implementing it “from below”: that is, demanding so many workers’ rights inside the industries designated for privatisation that it becomes impossible; or implementing the minimum wage through wildcat strikes.
(5) Put this in your party’s election manifesto Read more Academisation is a really big story on the island.
(6) One chief constable policing a rural area said he would have a copy of the winning candidate's manifesto on his desk when he met the new PCC on their first day of work.
(7) But the story starts back in the early Noughties, with a Labour government way off-track from meeting its manifesto promises to cut the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions.
(8) The budget for the arts has been cut by 36% since 2010 and now faces the prospect of a similar cut as part of the £12bn of departmental savings in the Tory manifesto.
(9) Although the introduction of the 50% rate breached a key New Labour manifesto commitment, Brown insisted: "What we are about is aspiration, we are about helping people get on, we are about giving people new chances, we are about helping people make the most of their potential.
(10) There is a simple solution, formulated by English PEN, the Manifesto Club and the Earl of Clancarty, who raised the matter in the Lords earlier this year: remove short-term visits by non-EU artists from the PBS and expand the entertainer route, letting paid and unpaid artists qualify.
(11) The site's manifesto proclaims that "the goal … is to break down the wall of omertà and silence that protects the mafia … We call on all citizens: 'if you know something, say something'".
(12) With the Tories enjoying a persistent lead in the polls, the prime minister launched Labour's "Blair-plus" manifesto with a rallying cry to the party.
(13) Horrocks plans to summon the spirit of Margaret Thatcher to make his case: “The [1970] Conservative government came in with a manifesto commitment to kill the Open University, to kill Harold Wilson’s brainchild at birth.
(14) Another – the problem they failed to solve at the last election – is how you write an honest manifesto of your liberalism when you know and the voters know that, if you do get to see power again, it will be shared with someone else.
(15) There is a policy review process, a manifesto and the small matter of winning another election between here and catastrophe, but the sheer barbarism of the outlined idea is breathtaking.
(16) By Sunday we will have agreed the foundation of our manifesto, and a plan for national renewal that is equal to the scale of our challenge.
(17) The question is how far we can go.” The conference was arranged to discuss a report by ResPublica entitled Our Manifesto for the North , which calls for the establishment of a “council of the north” to enable the region to lobby central government with one voice.
(18) Some of them, pulled together for the manifesto, are silly, or doomed, or simply there for shock value - information points in the form of holograms of Dixon of Dock Green, the legalisation of soft drugs, official brothels opposite Westminster, complete with division bells.
(19) A spokeswoman for the Tories said that the Digital Economy Act, which could see could see persistent illegal downloaders have their internet connections suspended or websites that host copyrighted content blocked , had been pushed through in the "wash-up" last week and that not all Tory policies were outlined in the manifesto.
(20) May 2 1997 Labour is elected with a manifesto committed to leaving the door open for tuition fees: "the costs of student maintenance should be repaid by graduates on an income-related basis ..." July 23 1997 The Dearing report is published.
Motto
Definition:
(n.) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.
(n.) A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
Example Sentences:
(1) Two years later, Trump tweeted that “Obama’s motto” was: “If I don’t go on taxpayer funded vacations & constantly fundraise then the terrorists win.” The joke, it turns out, is on Trump.
(2) Sitting at the table today, Archie is doing his best to look the part – in time-honoured hip-hop style, there is an inspirational motto tattooed on his forearm in flowing script – and he and Foster have an impressive line in managerial hyperbole: "We believe that whatever record label we work for, we can change that label for the better because we understand what kids want to listen to."
(3) The disease exemplifies the validity of the Royal Veterinary College motto Venienti occurrite morbo (treat the disease at its first appearance).
(4) Harry describes her as “a total kid through and through”, whose motto was “you can be as naughty as you want, just don’t get caught”.
(5) The phrase "time to water the tree of liberty" - a reference to a famous quotation from Thomas Jefferson, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants" - is also frequently used by a right wing group called Stormfront , motto White Pride World Wide.
(6) Brandishing images of what Virgin "lounges" might look like – similar to a stark yet trendy hotel restaurant – Gadhia admits that her other motto for running the business is "wanting to make everyone better off".
(7) "Our new motto is to help people feed themselves," Josette Sheeran, the executive director of the WFP, told China's state news agency .
(8) I used to be about fast food but now I’m about salad,” said Manuel Barra, 22, a star member of the the Green Leaf Killer team (motto: Ride.
(9) It incants the motto of the Bill Shankly school of cliche: that football is not a matter of life and death, it is far more important.
(10) Team GB has a motto, which has adorned the back of thousands of souvenir shirts at the park and beyond, "Better never stops".
(11) My motto is, it’s the council’s property, but it’s my home,” he says.
(12) He also adopted a motto he had learned in medical school: heal frequently, cure sometimes, comfort always.
(13) Back in the early 1990s, President Bill Clinton rode to power on the strength of one savvy motto: "It's the economy, stupid."
(14) Never knowingly undersold is a weak motto unless it includes never knowingly underpaying a workforce.
(15) Its official motto is Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life , but it is sponsored by corporate giants like Coca-Cola and McDonald’s.
(16) The motto was used by Nazi Waffen-SS soldiers during the second world war and is banned in a number of countries including Germany and Austria.
(17) His appeal to the Labour party members tends to involve him brandishing his party card and affirming his loyalty to its motto: Putting power, wealth and opportunity into the hands of the many.
(18) Inspired by her motto, "You can have a job and a baby and style and a body", it's an eclectic mix of advice and tips from models, fashion insiders and working parents.
(19) His motto in recent days has been the words of US preacher Joyce Meyer: "You can't defeat Goliath with your mouth shut."
(20) (“What Hitler started the Corporation finished,” was the city’s motto.)