Definition of tactic
1 : a device for accomplishing an end
2 : 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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Mother Nature switched her tactics this year at the Sloss Music & Arts Festival, wreaking havoc on Sunday with a sudden, torrential rainstorm.
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However Arthur Woods, a biologist at the University of Montana, reports this week in Current Biology that sea spiders employ an alternative tactic.
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And these are all documents related to the Bush administration's use of torture and coercive interrogation tactics against detainees.
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While the AAP created the list to remind medical professionals, moms and dads don't have to wait for check-ups to put these tactics to use.
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Instead of probing that network, Riedl asked human subjects to play the game and to describe their tactics aloud in real time.
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RED BANK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey environmental group that has had success re-establishing oyster colonies in struggling waterways is trying a new tactic in two rivers at the Jersey shore: checking the water to see if oysters are already there.
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As The Washington Post has noted, users took credit when Reddit tweaked its algorithm last year, trying to stop subgroups from mass-voting their posts onto the site's front page — a favorite tactic on r/The_Donald.
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Xceligent’s accusations of CoStar’s allegedly monopolistic tactics are contained in a counterclaim filed Wednesday in federal court in Kansas City.
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Origin and Etymology of tactic
New Latin tactica, from Greek taktikē, from feminine of taktikos
tactic
Definition of tactic
: of or relating to arrangement or order
Origin and Etymology of tactic
New Latin tacticus, from Greek taktikos
-tactic
Definition of -tactic
1 : of, relating to, or having (such) an arrangement or pattern paratactic
2 : 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
playDefinition 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
playDefinition 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
playMedical Definition of tactic
1: regular in structure of repeating units in a polymer
2: of, relating to, or showing biological taxis
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