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countertactics |
combined form of tactics. |
gamesmanship |
the art or act of using questionable, though legal, tactics to win at games or contests. |
jackbooted |
marked by bullying brutality, as police or military tactics against civilians. |
Jacobin |
a member of a society of radical democrats that used terrorist tactics during the French Revolution. [1/3 definitions] |
Ku Klux Klan |
a secret society founded in Georgia in 1915 that was inspired by the earlier Ku Klux Klan and uses terrorist tactics to achieve segregation of blacks and to further the cause of white supremacy. [1/2 definitions] |
land-grabber |
a person who uses unfair or fraudulent tactics to gain possession of land. |
psychology |
mental tactics or strategy, esp. in dealing with others. [1/3 definitions] |
reprisal |
the use of force or political tactics to strike back against another country without actually going to war. [1/2 definitions] |
SWAT |
a team of law enforcement officers specially trained to deal with violent or dangerous situations (acronym for "special weapons and tactics"). |
tactical |
of or relating to tactics. [2 definitions] |
tactician |
one skilled in using or devising tactics. |
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