STRATEGY
scheme, strategy
(noun) an elaborate and systematic plan of action
strategy
(noun) the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
strategy (countable and uncountable, plural strategies)
The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.
The use of advance planning to succeed in politics or business.
Usage notes
• Verbs often used with "strategy": drive, follow, pursue, execute, implement, adopt, abandon, accept, reject, create.
Synonyms
• generalship
Coordinate terms
• (an art of using similar techniques in politics or business): tactics
Source: Wiktionary
Strat"e*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. stratégie. See Stratagem.]
1. The science of military command, or the science of projecting
campaigns and directing great military movements; generalship.
2. The use of stratagem or artifice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition