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tactic
/ˈtæktɪk/
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What does tactic mean?
noun
- A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- A maneuver used against an enemy.
- A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
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adjective
- Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
- (dated) Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈtæktɪk/
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Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment.
This much talked of affiliation between the teachers and the trades-unionists had been, at least in the first instance, but one more tactic in the long struggle against the tax-dodging corporations.
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This tactic having failed, some of these gentlemen, in their meanness, and we fear we must add, malevolence, then tried to stir up the authorities to take action against Mr. Payne on the ground of public morality.
There is generally some wary old veteran, who has won his spurs, or laurels, or belt, or whatever you choose to call it, in many a hard fought and well contested tussle for the championship of his little world; he is 'up to every dodge,' and knows every feint and guard, every wile and tactic of the wrestling ground.