tactics

Noun

• the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
• a plan for attaining a particular goal
• a plan for attaining a particular goal
• plural of tactic
• The military science that deals with achieving the objectives set by strategy.
• The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.
• A system of mode or procedure.

Examples

• scare tactics

Synonyms

maneuver, manoeuvre, tactic