MANIFESTO

In Politics, a declaration of n otivos publicly i ued by a belligerent state, or by a genet al acting with full powers, previously to the commencement of hos: tilities. They are in the form of letters, with a superscription or heading addre ed to the public in general, and sigotii with the name of the sovereign who sends them forth The usage of i uing manifestoes is said to date so far back as the 14th century. The term is probably derived from the Latin words " manifestum est," with which such documents usually commenced. [s. 728]