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strategy

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strat·e·gy  (strt-j)
n. pl. strat·e·gies
1.
a. The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.
b. 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 stratgi, office of a general, from stratgos, general; see stratagem.]

strategy [ˈstrætɪdʒɪ]
n pl -gies
1. (Military) the art or science of the planning and conduct of a war; generalship
2. a particular long-term plan for success, esp in business or politics Compare tactics [2]
3. a plan or stratagem
[from French stratégie, from Greek stratēgia function of a general; see stratagem]

The art and science of developing and employing instruments of national power in a synchronized and integrated fashion to achieve theater, national, and/or multinational objectives. See also military strategy; national strategy.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.strategystrategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of action
plan of action - a plan for actively doing something
dodge, stratagem, contrivance - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
counterterrorism - a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism
game plan - (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport
game plan - (figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs; "newscasters speculated about the President's game plan for an invasion"
house of cards, bubble - a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
playbook - a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign; "they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition"
plot, secret plan, game - a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
pyramid scheme - a fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to the person who recruited them while expecting to receive payments from the persons they recruit; when the number of new recruits fails to sustain the hierarchical payment structure the scheme collapses with most of the participants losing the money they put in
waiting game - a strategy of delay
wheeze - (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"
incentive program, incentive scheme - a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something
2.strategy - the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
military science - the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

strategy
noun
1. policy, procedure, planning, programme, approach, scheme, manoeuvring, grand design Community involvement is now integral to company strategy.
2. plan, approach, scheme, manoeuvring, grand design the basic principles of my strategy
Translations
strategy [ˈstrætɪdʒɪ] Nestrategia f

strategy [ˈstrætədʒi] n
(= plan) → stratégie f
a strategy for doing sth → une stratégie pour faire qch
(MILITARY)stratégie f

strategy
n
(Mil) → Strategie f; (Sport, fig) → Taktik f, → Strategie f
(= art of strategy, Mil) → Kriegskunst f; (fig)Taktieren nt

strategy [ˈstrætɪdʒɪ] n (also) (fig) → strategia
strategy [ˈstrætɪdʒɪ] n (also) (fig) → strategia

strategy
n strategy [ˈstrӕtədʒi]
1 the art of planning a campaign or large military operation military strategy. strategie إسْتراتيجِيَّه ، عِلْم أو فَن الخُطَط الحَرْبِيَّه стратегия strategie strategi die Strategie στρατηγική estrategia strateegia رزم آرايي strategia stratégie אֶסטרָטֶגיָה यूद्ध कला, युद्धनीति strategija, ratna vještina hadászat strategi herstjórnarlist strategia 戦略 병법, 용병학 strategija stratēģija strategi strategie strategi strategia estratégia strate­gie стратегия stratégia strategija strategija strategi ยุทธวิธี; กลยุทธ savaş bilimi, strateji 戰略 стратегія فوجی داؤ chiến lược
2 the art of, or a scheme for, managing an affair cleverly. strategie فَن إدارَة الأمور стратегия taktika handlingsplan die Strategie στρατηγικό σχέδιο estrategia strateegia تدبير toimintasuunnitelma stratégie אֶסטרָטֶגיָה योजना strategija stratégia taktik skipulagssnilli strategia 方策 계략, 계획 strategija stratēģija strategi strategie strategi strategia estratégia strategie стратегия taktika strategija strategija strategi แผนการ; วิธีการ bir işi yönetme sanatı 謀略,策略 оперативне мистецтво معاملات کو حل کرنے کا فن sự vạch kế hoạch
adj straˈtegic [-ˈtiː-]
strategies إسْراتيجي، مُتَعَلِّق بِفَن الخُطُط الحَرْبِيَّه стратегически strategický strategisk strategisch στρατηγικός estratégico strateegiline مربوط به رزم آرايي strateginen stratégique אֶסטרָטֶגִי युद्धनीति, युद्ध कला, सामरिक महत्व का strateški, strategijski stratégiai (fontosságú) strategis herstjórnarlegur, strategískur strategico 戦略的な 전략적 strateginis stratēģisks strategik strategisch strategisk strategiczny estratégico strategic стратегический strategický strateški strateški strategisk เกี่ยวกับยุทธวิธีหรือกลยุทธ์ stratejik 戰略的 стратегічний فوجی مصلحت thuộc chiến lược
adv straˈtegically
strategies إسْتراتيجِيّا стратегическо strategicky strategiskt strategisch στρατηγικά estratégicamente strateegiliselt از نظر رزم آرايي strategisesti stratégiquement בְּאוֹפֶן אֶסטרָטֶגִי युद्धनीतिमत्ता से, अनुकूलतापूर्वक strateški stratégiailag secara strategis á strategískan hátt, skipulega, af kænsku strategicamente 戦略的に 전략적으로 strategiškai stratēģiski secara strategik strategisch strategisk strategicznie estrategicamente (în mod) strategic стратегически strategicky strateško strateški strategiskt ในทางยุทธศาสตร์ stratejik olarak 戰略地 з точки зору стратегії; оперативно حکمت عملی کے طور پر thuộc chiến lược
n strategist
a person who is an expert in strategy. strateeg خَبير بارع في الإسْتراتيجِيَّة الحَرْبِيَّه стратег stratég strateg; taktiker der Stratege/die Strategin στρατηγικός νους estratega strateeg متخصص تدابير جنگي strategi stratège אֶסטרָטֶג युद्ध कौशल, युद्धनीतिज्ञ strateg stratéga ahli strategi herstjórnarfræðingur stratega 戦略家 전략가 strategas stratēģis ahli strategi strateeg strateg strateg estratega strateg стратег stratég strateg strateg strateg ผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านยุทธศาสตร์ strateji uzmanı 戰略家 стратег فن حرب کا ماہر chiến lược gia

strategy إستراتيجية strategie strategi Strategie στρατηγική estrategia strategia stratégie strategija strategia 戦略 전략 strategie strategi strategia estratégia стратегия strategi ยุทธวิธี strateji chiến lược 战略


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"You must use a little strategy," said a Philosopher to whom the Successful Man of Business had reported the Thief's haughty reply.
In a few short years he revolutionized, not the strategy or tactics of sea-warfare, but the very conception of victory itself.
The men are trained in the higher branches of the art of war; in strategy and the maneuvering of large bodies of troops.
 
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