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strategy

[ strat-i-jee ]
/ ˈstræt ɪ dʒi /
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noun, plural strat·e·gies.
Also strategics. the science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations.
the use or an instance of using this science or art.
skillful use of a stratagem: The salesperson's strategy was to seem always to agree with the customer.
a plan, method, or series of maneuvers or stratagems for obtaining a specific goal or result: a strategy for getting ahead in the world.
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Origin of strategy

1680–90; <Greek stratēgía generalship, equivalent to stratēg(ós) military commander, general (strat(ós) army + -ēgos noun derivative of ágein to lead) + -ia-y3

synonym study for strategy

1. In military usage, a distinction is made between strategy and tactics. Strategy is the utilization, during both peace and war, of all of a nation's forces, through large-scale, long-range planning and development, to ensure security or victory. Tactics deals with the use and deployment of troops in actual combat.

OTHER WORDS FROM strategy

coun·ter·strat·e·gy, noun, plural coun·ter·strat·e·gies.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH strategy

1. stratagem, strategy 2. strategy , tactics (see synonym study at the current entry)
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Words related to strategy

action, approach, blueprint, design, game plan, method, plan, policy, procedure, program, project, scenario, scheme, system, angle, artifice, brainchild, craft, cunning, game

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British Dictionary definitions for strategy

strategy
/ (ˈstrætɪdʒɪ) /
noun plural -gies
the art or science of the planning and conduct of a war; generalship
a particular long-term plan for success, esp in business or politicsCompare tactics (def. 2)
a plan or stratagem

Word Origin for strategy

C17: from French stratégie, from Greek stratēgia function of a general; see stratagem
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