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tactic

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tac·tic  (tktk)
n.
An expedient for achieving a goal; a maneuver.
[French tactique, tactics, from Greek taktika; see tactics.]
tactic [ˈtæktɪk]
n
a piece of tactics; tactical move See also tactics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tactictactic - a plan for attaining a particular goal
manoeuvre, tactics, maneuver
plan of action - a plan for actively doing something
tactic
noun
policy, approach, course, way, means, move, line, scheme, plans, method, trick, device, manoeuvre, tack, ploy, stratagem His tactic to press on paid off.
plural noun
strategy, campaigning, manoeuvres, generalship guerrilla tactics
Translations
tactic [ˈtæktɪk] N → táctica f
tactic [ˈtæktɪk]
n → tactique f tactics
npl (= strategy) → tactique f
tactic
n → Taktik f
tactic [ˈtæktɪk] n → tattica
see also tactics
tactic [ˈtæktɪk] n → tattica
see also tactics


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The Parisians hit like Cyclops, with an ensemble and a tactic delightful to behold.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
In a few short years he revolutionized, not the strategy or tactics of sea-warfare, but the very conception of victory itself.
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First of all the horse, for at that time the strength and excellence of the army depended on the horse, for as to the heavy-armed foot they were useless without proper discipline; but the art of tactics was not known to the ancients, for which reason their strength lay in their horse: but when cities grew larger, and they depended more on their foot, greater numbers partook of the freedom of the city; for which reason what we call republics were formerly called democracies.
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