tactic
tactic
/ˈtæktɪk/
They tried all kinds of tactics to get us to go.
This was just the latest in a series of delaying tactics.
The manager discussed tactics with his team.
Confrontation is not always the best tactic.
It's time to try a change of tactic.
They used strong-arm (= aggressive or violent) tactics.
Longer races demand different tactics.
Teachers learn tactics for dealing with aggressive children.
I refuse to stoop to such bullying tactics.
She decided on a stalling tactic.
Some players see injuring their opponent as a legitimate tactic.
The coach was criticized for his negative tactics.
They were desperate enough to try shock tactics.
They would do well to switch tactics.
We use a variety of tactics to make learning fun.
the temptation to use underhand tactics
Offering goods cheaper than cost price is obviously a short-term marketing tactic.
The bully-boy tactics of a small minority will not be tolerated.
There are serious concerns about the brutal tactics employed by the authorities.
Collocations
adjective
subtlelegitimatedevious…
verb + tactic
decide ondiscussplan…
tactic + verb
pay offsucceedwork…
preposition
tactic for
phrases
a variety of tactics
2 tactics plural the art of moving soldiers and military equipment around during a battle or war in order to use them in the most effective way compare strategy
Word Origin
mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin tactica, from Greek taktikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of tactics’, feminine of taktikos, from taktos ‘ordered, arranged’, from the base of tassein ‘arrange’.