tactic
n. countablen. a specific action or plan you use to reach a goal. It is often a clever way to handle a difficult situation or win a game.
n. a specific action or procedure planned and executed to achieve a particular end. Often distinguished from strategy by its focus on immediate, short-term maneuvers rather than long-term objectives.
The team used a new tactic to win the match.
The marketing department tried a different tactic by offering free samples to people in the street.
While the overall strategy remained defensive, the general employed a series of aggressive tactics to disrupt the enemy's supply lines and force a premature retreat.
Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).
Commonly used in military, sporting, and business contexts; often appears in the plural form 'tactics' when referring to a general approach.