tactics noun pl. (also treated as sing.). ['taktɪks] E17.
[Repr. mod. Latin tactica from Greek ta taktika neut. pl. of taktikos, from taktos ordered, arranged, from base of tassein set in order: see -ICS.]
1. The art of deploying military, air, or naval forces in order of battle, and of planning and executing military manoeuvres in actual contact with an enemy. Cf. STRATEGY 2. E17.
■ E. A. Freeman Though the chiefs are Norman, the tactics are English.

2. The plans and procedure adopted to carry out a scheme or achieve an end. Also, a skilful device or skilful devices. M17.
■ D. Halberstam His..reflex was for tactics, he had an intuitive sense of the chessboard.

3. The branch of linguistics that deals with the relation and arrangement of linguistic units. M20.

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method a way of doing something, especially one that is well known and often used:
You can choose whichever method of payment you prefer.
an environmentally friendly method for treating household waste
way a set of actions that you use in order to do something. Way is more informal than method and is used more often in everyday English:
What’s the best way to remove wine stains?
a new way of treating the disease
There are lots of ways of cooking mushrooms.
means something that you use to do something or achieve something:
Their main means of transport is their car.
E-mail is often the most convenient means of communication.
He looked around for a means of escape.
Education and training are the most efficient means of improving the nation’s economy.
approach a way of dealing with a particular problem or situation, especially a way that has been carefully thought about or planned:
Today’s approach to raising children is very different from 40 years ago.
I think we need to try a different approach.
technique a particular way of doing something, for which you need a skill that has to be learned and practised:
tips on how to improve your exam technique
More patients are surviving thanks to improved surgical techniques.
tactics methods that you use in order to achieve what you want, especially in a game or competition:
There were complaints about police tactics used to clear demonstrators.
The team was discussing tactics for the game.
strategy a set of carefully planned methods for achieving something that is difficult and may take a long time:
our sales strategy
a strategy to reduce the level of teenage smoking
mode formal a particular way of doing something:
For him, painting is just another mode of expression.
You can choose between several different modes of operation.
the most efficient mode of transportation
Withdrawing a child from class is still the preferred mode of providing extra help to that child.

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