The use of violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political goals, The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation, Violence against civilians to achieve military or political objectives

The application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives, That branch of knowledge which deals with the various industrial arts; the science or systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, as spinning, metal-working, or brewing, the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems

The study of the most effective ways of securing objectives set by strategy, as in deploying and directing troops, ships, and aircraft against an enemy, The science or art of disposing military or naval forces in order for battle, and performing military or naval man?uvers or evolutions, The science and art of disposing military and naval forces in order for battle, and performing military and naval evolutions. It is divided into grand tactics, or the tactics of battles, and elementary tactics, or the tactics of instruction

Plural form of objective