Definition of "manipulation" []

• The act or practice of manipulating. (noun)
• The state of being manipulated. (noun)
• Shrewd or devious management, especially for one's own advantage. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It is for this reason that the term manipulation is next to useless - apply a broad enough definition and you indict any goal-oriented communication as "manipulation"."
• "Let me concede two things – the term manipulation is not needed here."
• "A prime example of the manipulation is the Video being released by Lawyers to manipulate public sentiment"