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TAKT-ik/ˈtæktɪk/

A tactic is a planned method for a particular goal: a delaying tactic; campaign tactics. Strategy is the wider plan; a tactic is one move inside it. Technique is more about skill than politics. Do not call a long-term vision a tactic. UK news: opposition tactics in the Commons; union tactics in a dispute.

Meaning

A planned method for achieving something, especially in a campaign or argument.

Examples

• “Delaying the vote was a tactic to weaken the opposing amendment.”
• “The campaign changed tactics after the first poll, not its whole strategy.”

Good to know

a delaying / campaign tactic; change tactics. Wider plan: strategy. Skill: technique. Not a long-term vision. Commons/union news.

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