Strategy

Quick meaning: Strategy is a noun meaning (uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (countable) A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.
2. (uncountable) The act of strategizing; the development of effective strategies.

Example Sentences

Oftentimes, the very simple strategies pay very great dividends.

“I came down like a wolf on the fold, didn’t I ? Why didn’t I telephone ? Strategy, my dear boy, strategy. This is a surprise attack, and I’d no wish that the garrison, forewarned, should escape. …”

Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close[…]above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for strategy

Depending on context, synonyms include generalship, scheme.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scheme, way, agenda, program, tactic, strategist.

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