English Online Dictionary. What means strategy? What does strategy mean?
English
Etymology
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, “I lead, I conduct”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɹæt.ə.d͡ʒi/
Noun
strategy (countable and uncountable, plural strategies)
- (uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
- (countable) A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.
- (uncountable) The act of strategizing; the development of effective strategies.
Synonyms
- generalship
Coordinate terms
- (an art of using similar techniques in politics or business): tactics
Derived terms
Related terms
- stratagem
- strategus
Collocations
Translations
See also
- long game
Further reading
- “strategy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “strategy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “strategy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.