<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.</li><li>a mission statement or other document written and disseminated by an individual or group to enumerate or expound the guiding principles and beliefs that inform their actions: The mail bomber submitted his 35,000-word manifesto to two major national news publications.</li></ul>