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strategy.

The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒi/Canada, General-American[ˈstɹæɾ.ɪ.d͡ʒi]Canada, General-American/ˈstɹæt.ə.d͡ʒi/Canada, General-American

  1. The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.

    uncountable

  2. A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.

    countable
    Oftentimes, the very simple strategies pay very great dividends.

  3. The act of strategizing; the development of effective strategies.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *str̥tós Proto-Hellenic *strətós Ancient Greek στρατός (stratós) Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Hellenic *ágō Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek στρᾰτηγός (strătēgós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek στρατηγία (stratēgía)bor. Latin stratēgiader. English strategy Derived from Latin stratēgia, from Ancient Greek στρατηγία (stratēgía, “office of general, command, generalship”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead, conduct”).

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