# tactics

Pronunciation: say "TAK-tiks" /ˈtæktɪks/

## Noun

1. The branch of military science concerned with achieving the objectives set by strategy.
   - Simple: The part of military study that deals with how to win battles and reach the goals set by larger plans.
   - _She wrote a manual on tactics for junior officers._
   - _Sound tactics can decide a battle even when the broader strategy falters._
2. Plural of tactic. — plural of tactic
   - Simple: Plural of tactic. Use this form when talking about more than one tactic.
   - _The campaign relied on a mix of tactics to reach undecided voters._
   - _Negotiators switched tactics when the first approach failed._
3. A system or ordered method of carrying out a procedure.
   - Simple: A set, orderly way of doing something from start to finish.
   - _The company's hiring tactics follow a strict, repeatable process._
   - _Her tactics for managing the archive imposed order on years of chaos._
4. The employment and ordered arrangement of military forces in relation to one another.
   - Simple: The way an army arranges and uses its forces against each other.
   - _The general's tactics positioned his cavalry to strike the exposed flank._
   - _Defensive tactics held the ridge while reinforcements arrived._

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