{
    "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’."
}