strategy
[ strat-i-jee ]
/ ˈstræt ɪ dʒi /
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.
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 nearby strategy
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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 politics
Compare tactics (def. 2)
a plan or stratagem
Word Origin for strategy
C17: from French
stratégie, from Greek
stratēgia function of a general; see
stratagem