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



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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