tactic
A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some endA maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
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3 sensesA maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
Taktik
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A maneuver used against an enemy.
Taktik
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A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
- a plan for attaining a particular goal
Examples
67 sentencesWe need to change our tactics.
We had to change our tactics.
We need to try a different tactic.
We're not fooled by your tactics.
Those tactics paid off.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).
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plural: tacticsSynonyms
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