- [countable, usually plural] the particular method you use to achieve something
- 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.
Extra Examples- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- subtle
- legitimate
- devious
- …
- decide on
- discuss
- plan
- …
- pay off
- succeed
- work
- …
- tactic for
- a variety of tactics
- 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 strategyOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- subtle
- legitimate
- devious
- …
- decide on
- discuss
- plan
- …
- pay off
- succeed
- work
- …
- tactic for
- a variety of tactics
Word Originmid 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’.
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