Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to an ancient Roman maniple.
- adjective Of or relating to manipulation.
- noun A soldier in a Roman maniple.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to handling or manipulation, either literally or figuratively.
- Of or pertaining to a maniple or company of soldiers: as, the manipular system of Roman tactics.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.
- adjective Manipulatory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or relating to a
maniple (Roman army division) - adjective
manipulatory - adjective
manipulative
Etymologies
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Examples
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García cada vez que puede acusa a la dirigencia de las comunidades de manipular a los pobres ignorantes, a la vez que pone que todo esto está orquestado por otros países, no se atreve a acusar a Venezuela pero indica que a quien conviene es a Chile (supongo que en el vecino del sur se mueren de risa al oír los despropósitos de García).
Global Voices in English » Peru: Responsibility for the Casualties in Amazon Conflict 2009
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Ora, até para manipular e fazer campanha antecipada é preciso um pouco mais de cuidado.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: The Character Assassination of a Presidential Candidate 2009
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As the maniple whose tribune is now promoted to centuriate staff is under-represented, a pro tempore candidate is selected to be the manipular sub-tribune.
Draining the Swamps 2008
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A manipular tribune cannot be cross posted as a decurion.
Draining the Swamps 2008
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The actual duties of the manipular sub-tribune and the manipular tribunes are handed down to us from hallowed records of multi-cultural societies.
Draining the Swamps 2008
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There is only one manipular sub-tribune (nine manipular tribunes, and one centurial tribune).
Draining the Swamps 2008
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From among the ten manipular tribunes, there is one choosen to be a centurial tribune.
Draining the Swamps 2008
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Un tema así tiene que manejarse con cuidado; es muy sencillo manipular la información para provocar el miedo de la gente, ya que éste es una excelente herramienta de control social, además de que es un buen medio para impulsar el consumo, como señaló Marilyn Manson en Bowling for Columbine.
Pseudohistoria: 2012, el fin del mundo se acerca (��Otra vez?) 2009
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Por os média a falar nas alternativas e a manipular a opinião publica
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Ben managed to rally the Romans, and using manipular maneuvers, started really destroying the Gauls.
Area 52 18/03/2007 Nick 2007
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