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Definitions for tactics
ˈtæk tɪkstac·tics

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tacticsnoun

    the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy

  2. tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvrenoun

    a plan for attaining a particular goal

Wiktionary

  1. tacticsnoun

    The military science that deals with achieving the objectives set by strategy.

  2. tacticsnoun

    Manoeuvres used against an enemy.

  3. tacticsnoun

    The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.

ChatGPT

  1. tactics

    Tactics refer to specific actions or strategies carefully planned to achieve a specific end, typically in a specific context such as a game, battle, business competition, or negotiation. They are the detailed maneuvers or methods used to accomplish a specific short-term goal as part of a larger plan or strategy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tacticsnoun

    the science and art of disposing military and naval forces in order for battle, and performing military and naval evolutions. It is divided into grand tactics, or the tactics of battles, and elementary tactics, or the tactics of instruction

  2. Tacticsnoun

    hence, any system or method of procedure

Wikidata

  1. Tactics

    Tactics is a Japanese visual novel studio which specializes in the development of dating sim and eroge style games. Tactics is actually a branch of the joint company Nexton. Their debut release was a game entitled Dōsei in mid-1997, followed by Moon. in the same year, and One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e in 1998. The last two games were met with much praise from the Japanese community. While the studio was still in its early years, the core team of both Moon and One broke off and began their own company, Key, in 1998. Tactics continued to release games despite this sudden change in staff. In 2009, Tactics became two separate brands: Tactics Luxury and Tactics*Latte. In 2011, the Tactics brand shut down and the two brands became independent.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tactics

    tak′tiks, n.sing. the science or art of manœuvring military and naval forces in the presence of the enemy: way or method of proceeding.—adjs. Tac′tic, -al, pertaining to tactics.—adv. Tac′tically.—n. Tacti′cian, one skilled in tactics. [Gr. taktikē (technē, art, understood), art of arranging men in a field of battle—tassein, taxein, to arrange.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. tactics

    The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other. See also procedures; techniques. (CJCSI 5120.02)

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. tactics

    The art of disposing and applying naval or military forces in action with the enemy, in whose presence strategy gives place to tactics.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tactics in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tactics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of tactics in a Sentence

  1. Joe Biden:

    What I have to do is a change in tactics.

  2. Michael Brown:

    This will be a challenge because the alliance's leaders have taken collective defense for granted for many years, because Russia has developed an array of unconventional tactics that will require new and unconventional responses, and because NATO will continue to be involved in training activities in Afghanistan.

  3. United States:

    His tactics are all wrong, if he intimidates a country today, threatens a company tomorrow or wantonly arrests someone, then no one would dare invest in United States.

  4. Mitch McConnell:

    Tonight, President Trump will announce his nominee to fill the current Supreme Court vacancy, we don't know who he will name but we already know exactly what unfair tactics the nominee will face.

  5. Marcel Hirscher:

    I didn’t have the choice. I needed to finish first or second to beat Felix. So the tactics were pretty simple, felix and I are very good friends and that’s why I can’t rejoice completely. It’s the third time I took the cup away from him under his nose.

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