counter-tactic

A form of countertactic — A tactic used in opposition to another.

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Meanings

nouncounter-tactic (plural counter-tactics)

plural counter-tactics

  1. alternativeAlternative form of countertactic.
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    The laws are controversial. Forcing someone to work during a lawful strike is a major step. It was always likely to inflame a situation, and so it proved with LNER. ASLEF's counter-tactic came as a five-day walkout, which would have been the longest stoppage for many years had LNER not withdrawn its plan.

    2024 February 7, Philip Haigh, “Railway's fragile resilience”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 3

Origin

From counter- + tactic.

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APA

counter-tactic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-tactic

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“counter-tactic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-tactic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counter-tactic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-tactic.

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