/ ˈtæktɪk; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , usually pl. ] the particular method you use to achieve sth :
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.
2.
tactics [ pl. ] 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
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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.