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   tactical

   /ˈtaktɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or constituting actions carefully planned to gain a specific military end: "as a tactical officer in the field he had no equal"
   • ▪ (of bombing or weapons) done or for use in immediate support of military or naval operations: "NATO already has about 7,000 tactical nuclear weapons in Europe"
   • 2. showing adroit planning; aiming at an end beyond the immediate action: "in a tactical retreat, she moved into a hotel with her daughters"
   • 3. (of voting) aimed at preventing the strongest candidate from winning by supporting the next strongest, without regard to one's true political allegiance: British "Labour supporters in the city organized a tactical voting campaign"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to military or naval tactics’): from Greek taktikos (see tactic) + -al.

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