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–noun

1.	(usually used with a singular verb) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle.

2.	(used with a plural verb) the maneuvers themselves.

3.	(used with a singular verb) any mode of procedure for gaining advantage or success.

(usually used with a singular verb

) Linguistics.

a.	the patterns in which the elements of a given level or stratum in a language may combine to form larger constructions.

b.	the study and description of such patterns.

[Origin: 1620–30; see tactic, -ics

]

—Synonyms 1. See strategy.

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n. An expedient for achieving a goal; a maneuver.

[French tactique, tactics, from Greek taktika; see tactics.]

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tac·tics Audio Help (tāk'tĭks) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. (used with a sing. verb) The military science that deals with securing objectives set by strategy, especially the technique of deploying and directing troops, ships, and aircraft in effective maneuvers against an enemy: Tactics is a required course at all military academies.
2. (used with a pl. verb) Maneuvers used against an enemy: Guerrilla tactics were employed during most of the war.
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A procedure or set of maneuvers engaged in to achieve an end, an aim, or a goal.

[New Latin tactica, from Greek taktika, matters pertaining to arrangement, or from Greek taktikē (tekhnē), (art) of deploying forces in war, both from taktikos, of order, from taktos, arranged, from tassein, tag-, to arrange.]

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tactics

1626, from Mod.L. tactica (17c.), from Gk. taktike techne "art of arrangement," noun use of fem. of taktikos "of or pertaining to arrangement," especially "tactics in war," adj. to taxis "order," verbal noun of tassein "arrange," from PIE base *tag- "to set aright." Tactical is attested in Eng. from 1570; in ref. to nuclear weapons (opposed to strategic) it is recorded from 1957.

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tactics
noun
1.	the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
2.	a plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: tactic]

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tactics [ˈtӕktiks] noun plural

(sometimes in singular) the art of arranging troops, warships etc during a battle, in order to win or gain an advantage over one's opponents
Example: They planned their tactics for the election/game/meeting.

Arabic:	تَكْتيكات حَرْبِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	策略，战术，兵法
Chinese (Traditional):	策略，戰術，兵法
Czech:	taktika
Danish:	taktik
Dutch:	tactiek
Estonian:	taktika
Finnish:	taktiikka
French:	tactique
German:	die Taktik
Greek:	τακτική
Hungarian:	taktika
Icelandic:	herkænska
Indonesian:	taktik
Italian:	tattica

Japanese:	戦術
Latvian:	taktika
Lithuanian:	taktika
Norwegian:	taktikk
Polish:	taktyka
Portuguese (Brazil):	tática
Portuguese (Portugal):	táctica
Romanian:	tactică
Russian:	тактика
Slovak:	taktika, postup
Slovenian:	taktika
Spanish:	táctica
Swedish:	taktik
Turkish:	taktik, strateji