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strat⋅e⋅gy

  [strat-i-jee]
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–noun, plural -gies.
1. Also, strategics. the science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations.
2. the use or an instance of using this science or art.
3. skillful use of a stratagem: The salesperson's strategy was to seem always to agree with the customer.
4. 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:
1680–90; < Gk stratēgía generalship, equiv. to stratēg(ós) military commander, general (strat(ós) army + -ēgos n. deriv. of ágein to lead) + -ia -y 3

Synonyms:
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.
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strat·e·gy   (strāt'ə-jē)   
n.   pl. strat·e·gies

    1. The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

    2. The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of large-scale combat operations.

  2. A plan of action resulting from strategy or intended to accomplish a specific goal. See Synonyms at plan.

  3. The art or skill of using stratagems in endeavors such as politics and business.


[French stratégie, from Greek stratēgiā, office of a general, from stratēgos, general; see stratagem.]
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Word Origin & History

strategy 
1810, "art of a general," from Fr. stratégie, from Gk. strategia "office or command of a general," from strategos "general," from stratos "multitude, army, expedition," lit. "that which is spread out" (see structure) + agos "leader," from agein "to lead" (see act). Strategic "pertaining to strategy" is from 1825.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: strat·e·gy
Pronunciation: 'strat-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: an adaptation orcomplex of adaptations (as of behavior, metabolism, or structure) that serves or appears to serve an important function in achieving evolutionary success
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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