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Always remember the first rule of power tactics; power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.
Saul Alinsky

Meaning of "tactics" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TACTICS

From New Latin tactica, from Greek ta taktika the matters of arrangement, neuter plural of taktikos concerning arrangement or order, from taktos arranged (for battle), from tassein to arrange.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TACTICS

tactics  [ˈtæktɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TACTICS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tactics is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TACTICS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tactics in the English dictionary

The definition of tactics in the dictionary is the art and science of the detailed direction and control of movement or manoeuvre of forces in battle to achieve an aim or task. Other definition of tactics is the manoeuvres used or plans followed to achieve a particular short-term aim.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TACTICS


aquatics
əˈkwætɪks
athletics
æθˈlɛtɪks
cosmetics
kɒzˈmetɪks
diagnostics
ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪks
dialectics
ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪks
didactics
dɪˈdæktɪks
genetics
dʒɪˈnɛtɪks
gymnastics
dʒɪmˈnæstɪks
logistics
lɒˈdʒɪstɪks
mathematics
ˌmæθəˈmætɪks
optics
ˈɒptɪks
orthodontics
ˌɔːθəʊˈdɒntɪks
orthotics
ɔːˈθɒtɪks
phonotactics
ˈfəʊnəʊˌtæktɪks
politics
ˈpɒlɪtɪks
statics
ˈstætɪks
statistics
stəˈtɪstɪks
sticks
stɪks
synectics
sɪˈnɛktɪks
syntactics
sɪnˈtæktɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TACTICS

tact
tactful
tactfully
tactfulness
tactic
tactical
tactical voting
tactically
tactician
tacticity
tactile
tactilely
tactilist
tactility
taction
tactless
tactlessly
tactlessness
tactual
tactuality

WORDS THAT END LIKE TACTICS

acoustics
aeronautics
aesthetics
antics
bioinformatics
bullying tactics
electromagnetics
informatics
kinetics
linguistics
office politics
pneumatics
scare tactics
semantics
shock tactics
smear tactics
steamroller tactics
telematics
therapeutics
wait-and-see tactics

Synonyms and antonyms of tactics in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TACTICS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tactics» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tactics

Translation of «tactics» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TACTICS

Find out the translation of tactics to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tactics from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tactics» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

战术
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

táctica
570 millions of speakers

English

tactics
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रणनीति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَكْتِيك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тактика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tática
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্যপদ্ধতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tactique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Taktik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taktik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦術
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전술
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taktik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến thuật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தந்திரோபாயங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घोटाळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taktik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tattica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

taktyka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тактика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tactică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τακτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

taktiek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

taktik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

taktikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tactics

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TACTICS»

The term «tactics» is very widely used and occupies the 10.323 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TACTICS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tactics» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tactics» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tactics

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10 QUOTES WITH «TACTICS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tactics.
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Sergio Aguero
I always got on well with Roberto Mancini and never had a problem with him. Every manager has their own way of working, tactics, and style of play. As a player, you do what the manager says. There are misunderstandings, but generally, everything was fine under Mancini.
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Saul Alinsky
Always remember the first rule of power tactics; power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.
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Eric Alterman
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the tactics of the Occupy Wall Street movement, it's easy to understand the inspiration for its anger as well as its impatience.
4
Roy Barnes
Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.
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Paul Begala
One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is that our nominee, while winning the election, which we ought never to forget, often lost sight of the difference between strategy and tactics.
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Alex Berenson
Hedge funds try to produce above-average investment returns using tactics ranging from traditional stock-picking to complex derivative and arbitrage plays. High minimum investments, redemption restrictions and aggressive strategies make them suitable mainly for more sophisticated and well-heeled investors.
7
Michael Bergdahl
Wal-Mart's success strategies and tactics are easy to understand yet hard to duplicate.
8
John O. Brennan
The CIA has acknowledged that it has detained about 100 terrorists since 9/11, and about a third of them have been subjected to what the CIA refers to as 'enhanced interrogation tactics,' and only a small proportion of those have in fact been subjected to the most serious types of enhanced procedures.
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Sergei Bubka
Of course, the psychological part, the tactics, is very important.
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Herb Caen
Satire of satire tends to be self-canceling, and deliberate shock tactics soon lose their ability to shock, especially when they're too deliberate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TACTICS»

Discover the use of tactics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tactics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
Gregory Koukl offers practical strategies to help you stay in the driver’s seat as you maneuver comfortably and graciously in any conversation about your Christian convictions.
Gregory Koukl, 2009
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Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
Gregory Koukl offers practical strategies to help you stay in the driver s seat as you maneuver comfortably and graciously in any conversation about your Christian convictions."
Gregory Koukl, 2009
3
Chess Tactics for Champions: A Step-by Step Guide to Using ...
InChess Tactics for Champions, Polgar gives insight into the kind of thinking that chess champions rely on while playing the game, specifically the ability to recognize patterns and combinations.
Zsuzsa Polgár, Paul Truong, Hoainhan Truong, 2006
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Advanced Racing Tactics
Sets forth the principles and practices of first-class starting, beating, reaching, running, and finishing in major events and competitions
Stuart H. Walker, 1986
5
Fire officer's handbook of tactics: Study guide
In the latest edition of this perennial favorite, Norman examines these new technologies and how they affect fire ground tactics. He also details the new role firefighters play in homeland security.
John Norman, 2006
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Paintball and Airsoft Battle Tactics
The ultimate resource for paintball and Airsoft combat, this book covers every aspect of MilSim strategy and tactics--basic individual and leadership skills, team drills, and intermediate patrolling operations.
Christopher E. Larsen, 2008
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Paintball Warrior Tactics
Paintball Warrior Tactics contains paintball secrets, tactical gems, techniques and tips that are guaranteed to make you a better paintball player.
Zack Wickes, 2009
8
Women's Tennis Tactics
Tactical serving - Tactical reurning - Playing the baseline - Playing the net - Opposing the net player - Developing a game style.
Rob Antoun, 2007
9
Field Hockey Techniques & Tactics
The first book to look at the advanced skills and proficiency in field hockey from the athlete's perspective presents in-depth offensive and defensive strategies.
Claire Mitchell-Taverner, 2005
10
Roman Battle Tactics 109BC-AD313
I bogen undersøges og illustreres den romerske hærs taktik og organisation i republikkens sidste tid og i kejsertidens første periode.
Ross Cowan, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TACTICS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tactics is used in the context of the following news items.
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Strongarm tactics get results in French summer of protest
PARIS Less than a year since France abandoned its "ecotax" on truckers after protesters destroyed the equipment built to collect it, similar strongarm tactics look ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
2
Pure Tactics wins Wickerr for O'Neill barn
Pure Tactics, a 6-year-old son of Pure Prize, won for the 10th time from 25 starts. He covered the one mile on the turf course in one minute, 34.78 seconds. «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Senator Glenn Lazarus threatens to 'use Hopoate tactics' on Tony …
An independent Queensland senator has threatened to grab the Prime Minister's genitals — and possibly stick a finger up his backside — if he does not limit ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
4
Final Fantasy Tactics is finally available on Android
Things are getting much better, but they're not perfect, and this might be the worst offender yet: four years after Final Fantasy Tactics hit iOS, it's now available on ... «The Verge, Jun 15»
5
Supermarkets could face watchdog inquiry into 'misleading' pricing …
Supermarkets could face an inquiry from competition watchdogs over 'misleading' pricing tactics that could be costing shoppers hundreds of millions of pounds. «Retail Week, Apr 15»
6
Chief Lanier Defends D.C. Police Officers' Tactics
Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier defended her officers' tactics at a D.C. Council oversight hearing Tuesday. Lanier said she plans to more ... «NBC4 Washington, Mar 15»
7
Justice Department threatening lawsuit against Ferguson police …
The feds are threatening to file a lawsuit against the Ferguson, Missouri, police force to get it to change a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics, according to a ... «New York Daily News, Feb 15»
8
Sir Alex Ferguson's tactics cost Manchester United two Premier …
Rene Meulensteen has questioned Sir Alex Ferguson over United's failure to win the Premier League in 2012 and their 2009 Champions League Final defeat. «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
9
'Transformers: Battle Tactics' Hits iOS, Android
Dubbed Transformers: Battle Tactics, the free game is inspired by the new Combiner Wars comic story and the 30-year history of the Transformers Generations ... «PC Magazine, Feb 15»
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Pure Tactics wins Clockers' Corner Stakes at Santa Anita
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) Pure Tactics rallied from off the pace to win the $75,000 Clockers' Corner Stakes for older horses by a half-length Sunday at Santa Anita. «FOXSports.com, Jan 15»

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