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tactic
[ tak-tik ]
noun
- a system or a detail of tactics.
- a plan, procedure, or expedient for promoting a desired end or result.
adjective
- of or relating to arrangement or order; tactical.
tactic
1/ ˈtæktɪk /
-tactic
2combining form
- having a specified kind of pattern or arrangement or having an orientation determined by a specified force
syndiotactic
phototactic
Other Words From
- non·tactic noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tactic1
Example Sentences
But he added that the tactic ensured all “relevant” topics in the world of politics were back to the world of Paul.
As an election tactic, it was a Hail-Mary move: a half-hour address by an aging actor of no political standing or constituency.
“Once we have any intelligence about a tunnel dug into Israel, we will use whatever tactic we can to stop it,” he said.
When that tactic failed to break the strike, the Sikhs received a visitor: a representative from the Indian consulate in Houston.
It was a tactic designed to force Israeli concessions before talks break down.
I wanted to jump and shout, but I compromised by taking Dr. Hudson down for a gleeful drink and planning our next tactic.
This old-fashioned tactic of answering one question by another, is excellent, and nearly always succeeds.
Throwing his wheel over slightly, he tried the tactic of crowding the other off the course.
In vain, or nearly so, is Friedrich's tactic or manoeuvring talent; what now is there to manoeuvre?
The man who overrides you will as often be pursuing a tactic as he cajoles you.
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