strategic
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dʒɪk 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.
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| 1. | of, relating to, or characteristic of strategy |
| 2. | important to a strategy or to strategy in general |
| 3. | (of weapons, attacks, etc) directed against an enemy's homeland rather than used on a battlefield: a strategic missile; strategic bombing |
| strategical or strategical | |
| —adj | |
| stra'tegically or strategical | |
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Example sentences
Such tactical advances are being joined by a more strategic use of ethnography.
What will make it inevitable is strategic thinking, careful planning, and nonviolent discipline.
What has happened to the notion of strategic stocks set aside for the future.
Even in that situation, the strategic reasoning advised in the article would be useful.
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