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strat⋅e⋅gy
[strat-i-jee] 
–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
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.
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
[French stratégie, from Greek stratēgiā, office of a general, from stratēgos, general; see stratagem.] |
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Strategy
Strat"e*gy\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. strat['e]gie. 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : strategy
Spanish:
estrategia,
German:
die Strategie,
Japanese:
戦略
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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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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