manipulation

[ muh-nip-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of manipulating.
2. the state or fact of being manipulated.
3. skillful or artful management.

Word History and Origins

Origin of manipulation¹

First recorded in 1720–30; from French, equivalent to manipule “handful” ( maniple ) + -ation -ation

Example Sentences

The company has a bad track record of being used as a tool of misinformation and manipulation when it comes to elections.

From Ars Technica

Misinformation and manipulation get confused with official campaign messaging, while campaigns can skirt accountability by distancing themselves from more controversial groups with parallel messages.

From MIT Technology Review

Loretta Lynch, a former president of the commission, raised the possibility that electricity sellers are engaging in the sort of market manipulation that led to the California electricity crisis in the early 2000s.

From MIT Technology Review

At a recent congressional antitrust hearing in the United States, four major platform companies publicly recognized the use of surveillance technologies, market manipulation, and forceful acquisitions to dominate the data economy.

From MIT Technology Review

This subprime manipulation contributed mightily to what became the global financial crisis.

From Freakonomics

I asked Christian publisher Crossway Books for their assessment of the manipulation of the best-seller lists.

From The Daily Beast

The manipulation of fear about things that won't kill us, is killing us.

From The Daily Beast

At the same time, Private Violence shows how much of domestic abuse is about control and manipulation rather than sheer brutality.

From The Daily Beast

The slides they present are filled with inconsistencies and data manipulation.

From The Daily Beast

To be clear, these numbers are exactly what each organization reported without manipulation or modification.

From The Daily Beast

The manipulation of the mouth and lip to produce the tone desired is called voicing and calls for considerable artistic skill.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor is the state title affected by any manipulation of the land above the surface of the water.

From Project Gutenberg

The young man's consent and the magnetic manipulation of a competent physician are sufficient for the transmigration.

From Project Gutenberg

The several processes of swearing would seem however to supply the readiest hall-mark, and are rather of an easier manipulation.

From Project Gutenberg

Continuing the manipulation, he would have the patient take deep breaths and try to cough.

From Project Gutenberg