■ noun
1》 an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
2》 ( ~s ) the art of disposing armed forces in order of battle and of organizing operations, especially during contact with an enemy. Often contrasted with strategy .
Derivatives
~ian noun
Origin
C18: from mod. L. ~a , from Gk taktikē (tekhnē) '(art) of ~s', feminine of taktikos , from taktos 'ordered, arranged'.