Definition of tactic
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:a device for accomplishing an end
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:a method of employing forces in combat
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Examples of tactic in a Sentence
an effective tactic for solving crimes
We may need to change tactics.
a specialist in naval tactics
Recent Examples of tactic from the Web
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This position is featured in Training With Moska: Practical Chess Exercises: Tactics, Strategy, Endgames (New In Chess, 349 pages).
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After being rebuffed in its efforts to regulate legal sports betting, New Jersey tried a different tactic: repealing its regulations regarding sports betting, leaving no law in place at all.
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His arrest in 2013 presaged a crackdown on bond dealers who employ questionable sales tactics, which has led to criminal charges against another half-dozen traders and the departure of dozens more.
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There is also an undercurrent of discontent with Democratic small-dollar-fundraising tactics, which tend to rely on negative messages that may not wear well over the long haul.
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That tactic allowed Ferrer to force two tiebreakers, although Ferrer was never able to get on the front foot.
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This is a common tactic used by the Trump administration, which considered refocusing the government's Countering Violent Extremism program on Islamist groups, not white supremacists, and has proposed slashing funding for the program.
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Airbnb has funded a watchdog blog, the Checks and Balances Project, to research the hotel industry’s lobbying tactics against the home sharing industry.
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While at one time the perception was that women were less likely to be stopped or searched by police on the streets, officers’ tactics shifted over time to proactively engaging in public strip searches.
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Origin and Etymology of tactic
New Latin tactica, from Greek taktikē, from feminine of taktikos
Origin and Etymology of tactic
New Latin tacticus, from Greek taktikos
-tactic
adjective combining form
Definition of -tactic
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:of, relating to, or having (such) an arrangement or pattern
- paratactic
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:showing orientation or movement directed by a (specified) force or agent
- geotactic
Origin and Etymology of -tactic
Greek taktikos
TACTIC Defined for English Language Learners
tactic
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noun
Definition of tactic for English Language Learners
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: an action or method that is planned and used to achieve a particular goal
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tactics : the activity or skill of organizing and moving soldiers and equipment in a military battle
TACTIC Defined for Kids
tactic
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noun
tac·tic
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ˈtak-tik
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Definition of tactic for Students
:a planned action for some purpose
- “All that kid does is cry and he gets his way.” … “If I tried that tactic, my parents would just say, ‘Grow up.’ …”
- —Pam Zollman, Don't Bug Me!
Medical Dictionary
tactic
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adjective
tac·tic
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ˈtak-tik
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medical Definition of tactic
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:regular in structure of repeating units in a polymer
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:of, relating to, or showing biological taxis
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