adjective 1.pertaining to, characterized by, or of the
nature of strategy:
strategic movements. 2.important in or essential to strategy.
3.(of an action, as a military operation or a move in a game) forming an integral part of a stratagem: a strategic move in a game of chess.
4.Military.a.intended to render the enemy incapable of making war, as by the destruction of materials, factories, etc.: a strategic bombing mission.
b.essential to the conduct of a war: Copper is a strategic material.
Also, stra·te·gi·cal.
Origin: 1815–25; <
Greek stratēgikós, equivalent to
stratēg(
ós) general (see
strategy +
-ikos -ic Related forms stra·te·gi·cal·ly, adverb
non·stra·te·gic, adjective
non·stra·te·gi·cal, adjective
non·stra·te·gi·cal·ly, adverb
un·stra·te·gic, adjective
un·stra·te·gi·cal, adjective
un·stra·te·gi·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. opportune, critical, key, principal, crucial.
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