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tactical(dictionary)
tactical voting(dictionary)
Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA)(money)
Tactical asset allocation (TAA)(finance)

tactical (iou)



tactical adjective. L16.
[from Greek taktikos: see TACTIC adjective1, -AL1.]
a. Of or pertaining to military or naval tactics. L16.
b. Of aircraft, bombing, etc.: employed in direct support of military or naval operations. Cf. STRATEGIC adjective 2. E20.
c. Of nuclear weapons: intended for short-range use against an enemy's forces. Cf. STRATEGIC adjective 2. M20.
a. Relating to the construction of a sentence. rare. Only in L17.
b. Of or relating to arrangement, esp. according to skilfully planned procedure or actions with a view to ends. L19.
Running It was going to be a tactical race. Sunday Times Lowe's first..tactical mistake was to announce the..news in a letter.
c. Of voting: involving the transfer of electoral allegiance, esp. with the intention of denying victory to the party one opposes where one's preferred candidate has little chance of success. L20.
Economist Labour's tactical voters..switched to Liberal.
Of a person, a person's actions, etc.: characterized by skilful tactics; adroit in planning or devising means to ends. L19.
tactically adverb L19.