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manifesto
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MANIFESTO. A solemn declaration, by the constituted authorities of a nation, which contains the reasons for its public acts towards another.
     2. On the declaration of war, a manifesto is usually issued in which the nation declaring the war, states the reasons for so doing. Vattel, liv. 3, c. 4, Sec. 64; Wolff, Sec. 1187. See Anti-Manifesto.



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It formed part of the Conservatives' 1987 election manifesto and the 1987 Green Paper, which declared that 'the right of the individual to go to work, despite a call to take industrial action, is an essential freedom.
64) Finally in October 1999, as the general election approached, the BA announced a common election manifesto and even an alternative budget.
Although its election manifesto stated that culture, like education, was part of its core agenda, the emphasis had to be on accessibility.
 
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