stratagem

strat·a·gem  (strt-jm)

n.

1. A military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise an enemy.

2. A clever, often underhanded scheme for achieving an objective. See Synonyms at wile.

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[Middle English, from Old French stratageme, from Old Italian stratagemma, from Latin stratgma, from Greek, from stratgein, to be a general, from stratgos, general : stratos, army; see ster-² in Indo-European roots + agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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stratagem [ˈstrætɪdʒəm]

n

a plan or trick, esp one to deceive an enemy

[ultimately from Greek stratēgos a general, from stratos an army + agein to lead]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stratagem - a maneuver in a game or conversation gambit, ploy tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical end
	2.	stratagem - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" dodge, contrivance scheme, strategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of action plant - something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant" pump-and-dump scheme - an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises wangle, wangling - an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

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stratagem

noun trick, scheme, manoeuvre, plan, plot, device, intrigue, dodge, ploy, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, feint, wile a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty

Translations

stratagem [ˈstrætɪdʒəm] N → estratagema f

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stratagem [ˈstrætədʒəm] n → stratagème m

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stratagem

n (Mil) → Kriegslist f; (= artifice) → List f

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stratagem [ˈstrætɪdʒəm] n → stratagemma m

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stratagem

n stratagem [ˈstrӕtədʒəm]

a trick or plan. plan خُدْعَه حَرْبِيَّه хитрост lest, trik kneb die (Kriegs)List κόλπο, τέχνασμα estratagema salaplaan حيله جنگي salajuoni stratagème תַכסִיס चाल, युक्ति, चालाकी, दांव पेंच ratna varka, lukavština hadicsel rencana kænsku-/herbragð stratagemma 計略 전략, 책략 gudrybė, triukas [] viltība; triks muslihat krijgslist list, plan, knep podstęp estratagema stratagemă уловка lesť, úskok, trik zvijača lukavstvo list, knep กลอุบาย hile 計謀 хитрість, трюк منصوبہ یا چال mưu mẹo 计谋