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{
"term": "tactic",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the particular method you use to achieve something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They tried all kinds of tactics to get us to go."
},
{
"text": "This was just the latest in a series of **delaying tactics**."
},
{
"text": "The manager discussed tactics with his team."
},
{
"text": "Confrontation is not always the best tactic."
},
{
"text": "It's time to try a change of tactic."
},
{
"text": "They used strong-arm *(= aggressive or violent)* tactics."
},
{
"text": "Longer races demand different tactics."
},
{
"text": "Teachers learn tactics for dealing with aggressive children."
},
{
"text": "I refuse to stoop to such bullying tactics."
},
{
"text": "She decided on a stalling tactic."
},
{
"text": "Some players see injuring their opponent as a legitimate tactic."
},
{
"text": "The coach was criticized for his negative tactics."
},
{
"text": "They were desperate enough to try shock tactics."
},
{
"text": "They would do well to switch tactics."
},
{
"text": "We use a variety of tactics to make learning fun."
},
{
"text": "the temptation to use underhand tactics"
},
{
"text": "Offering goods cheaper than cost price is obviously a short-term marketing tactic."
},
{
"text": "The bully-boy tactics of a small minority will not be tolerated."
},
{
"text": "There are serious concerns about the brutal tactics employed by the authorities."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["subtle", "legitimate", "devious"],
"verb + tactic": ["decide on", "discuss", "plan"],
"tactic + verb": ["pay off", "succeed", "work"],
"preposition": ["tactic for"],
"phrases": ["a variety of tactics"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the art of moving soldiers and military equipment around during a battle or war in order to use them in the most effective way",
"examples": [],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["subtle", "legitimate", "devious"],
"verb + tactic": ["decide on", "discuss", "plan"],
"tactic + verb": ["pay off", "succeed", "work"],
"preposition": ["tactic for"],
"phrases": ["a variety of tactics"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtæktɪk/",
"audio": "ta/tactic/tactic__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtæktɪk/",
"audio": "ta/tactic/tactic__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin tactica, from Greek taktikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of tactics’, feminine of taktikos, from taktos ‘ordered, arranged’, from the base of tassein ‘arrange’."
}