tactic

noun

1. A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

   “Omar has challenged Elliott Abrams’s record in Latin America, taken a firm line against Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, and advocated for—wait for it—the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine (even though the headlines have focused on her expressing support for the right to boycott as a tactic).”

2. A maneuver used against an enemy.
3. A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.

adj

1. (dated, not-comparable)Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.

   “But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo All sciences that speed Bellona's car, All murder's tactic arts, and win them too […]”

2. (not-comparable)Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical