Definition of "tactics" []

• 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. (noun)
• Maneuvers used against an enemy: Guerrilla tactics were employed during most of the war. (noun)
• A procedure or set of maneuvers engaged in to achieve an end, an aim, or a goal. (noun)

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• "Although America all the way back to God is the end game, short term "tactics" involving the Christian right are needed to get there."
• "President Obama said Syria has followed its ally Iran and sought assistance from Tehran in what he termed the "tactics of suppression.""
• "Have both a long term strategy and short term tactics in mind as you foster your networks and decide who try to influence and what influence you will accept from others."