Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of tactic
nountactics (uncountable)
- uncountablegovernmentThe military science that deals with achieving the objectives set by strategy.
- uncountablegovernmentThe employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.
- uncountableA system of mode or procedure.
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Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek τακτική
- τακτική (taktikḗ)the employment of forces
Arabic تَكْتِيك, تَكْتِيك
- تَكْتِيك (taktīk)military science
- تَكْتِيك (taktīk)the employment of forces
- تَخْطِيط (taḵṭīṭ)the employment of forces
Bulgarian та́ктика, та́ктика
- та́ктика (táktika)military science
- та́ктика (táktika)the employment of forces
Chinese Mandarin 戰術 /战术, 戰術 /战术
- 戰術 /战术 (zhànshù)military science
- 戰術 /战术 (zhànshù)the employment of forces
- 策略 (cèlüè)the employment of forces
Czech taktika, taktika
- taktikamilitary science
- taktikathe employment of forces
Danish taktik, taktik
- taktikmilitary science
- taktikthe employment of forces
Dutch tactiek, tactiek
- tactiekmilitary science
- tactiekthe employment of forces
Esperanto taktiko
- taktikomilitary science
Estonian taktika, taktika
- taktikamilitary science
- taktikathe employment of forces
Finnish taktiikka, taktiikka
- taktiikkamilitary science
- taktiikkathe employment of forces
French tactique, tactique
- tactiquemilitary science
- tactiquethe employment of forces
German Taktik, Taktik
- Taktikmilitary science
- Taktikthe employment of forces
Greek τακτική, τακτική
- τακτική (taktikí)military science
- τακτική (taktikí)the employment of forces
Hebrew טַקטִיקָה, טַקטִיקָה
- טַקטִיקָה (táktika)military science
- טַקטִיקָה (táktika)the employment of forces
Hindi कार्यनीति, युद्ध-नीति
- कार्यनीति (kāryanīti)military science
- युद्ध-नीति (yuddh-nīti)military science
- कार्यनीति (kāryanīti)the employment of forces
- युद्ध-नीति (yuddh-nīti)the employment of forces
Hungarian harcászat, taktika
- harcászatmilitary science
- taktikamilitary science
- taktikathe employment of forces
- harcászatthe employment of forces
Icelandic taktík
- taktíkthe employment of forces
Irish beartaíocht, oirbheartaíocht
- beartaíochtthe employment of forces
- oirbheartaíochtthe employment of forces
- teaicticíthe employment of forces
Italian tattica, tattica
- tatticamilitary science
- tatticathe employment of forces
Japanese 戦術, 戦術
- 戦術 (senjutsu)military science
- 戦術 (senjutsu)the employment of forces
- 策略 (sakuryaku)the employment of forces
Korean 전술, 전술
- 전술 (jeonsul)military science
- 전술 (jeonsul)the employment of forces
- 책략 (chaengnyak)the employment of forces
Latvian taktika, taktika
- taktikamilitary science
- taktikathe employment of forces
Lithuanian taktika, taktika
- taktikamilitary science
- taktikathe employment of forces
Malay taktik, taktik
- taktikmilitary science
- taktikthe employment of forces
Norwegian Bokmål taktikk, taktikk
- taktikkmilitary science
- taktikkthe employment of forces
Persian تاکتیک
- تاکتیک (tâktik)the employment of forces
Polish taktyka, taktyka
- taktykamilitary science
- taktykathe employment of forces
Portuguese táticas, táticas
- táticasmilitary science
- táticasthe employment of forces
Romanian tactică, tactică
- tacticămilitary science
- tacticăthe employment of forces
Russian та́ктика, та́ктика
- та́ктика (táktika)military science
- та́ктика (táktika)the employment of forces
Slovak taktika, taktika
- taktikamilitary science
- taktikathe employment of forces
Spanish táctica, táctica
- tácticamilitary science
- tácticathe employment of forces
- estratégicothe employment of forces
Swedish taktik, taktik
- taktikmilitary science
- taktikthe employment of forces
Tagalog paagi
- paagithe employment of forces
Thai ยุทธวิธี, ยุทธวิธี
- ยุทธวิธี (yút-tá-wí-tii)military science
- ยุทธวิธี (yút-tá-wí-tii)the employment of forces
Turkish taktik, taktik
- taktikmilitary science
- taktikthe employment of forces
Ukrainian та́ктика, та́ктика
- та́ктика (táktyka)military science
- та́ктика (táktyka)the employment of forces
Vietnamese chiến thuật, chiến thuật
- chiến thuậtmilitary science
- chiến thuậtthe employment of forces
Yiddish טאַקטיק
- טאַקטיק (taktik)the employment of forces
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APA
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“tactics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tactics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactics.
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