Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to an ancient Roman maniple.
- adj. Of or relating to manipulation.
- n. A soldier in a Roman maniple.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- 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.
Wiktionary
- adj. of or relating to a maniple (Roman army division)
- adj. manipulatory
- adj. manipulative
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.
- adj. Manipulatory.
Etymologies
- Latin manipularis: compare French manipulaire. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“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).”
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“Ora, até para manipular e fazer campanha antecipada é preciso um pouco mais de cuidado.”
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“There is only one manipular sub-tribune (nine manipular tribunes, and one centurial tribune).”
“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.”
“A manipular tribune cannot be cross posted as a decurion.”
“The actual duties of the manipular sub-tribune and the manipular tribunes are handed down to us from hallowed records of multi-cultural societies.”
“From among the ten manipular tribunes, there is one choosen to be a centurial tribune.”
“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.”
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“Por os média a falar nas alternativas e a manipular a opinião publica”
“Ben managed to rally the Romans, and using manipular maneuvers, started really destroying the Gauls.”
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