strategy
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French strategie < Ancient Greek στρατηγία (stratēgia), “‘office of general, command, generalship’”) < στρατηγός (stratēgos), “‘the leader or commander of an army, a general’”) < στρατός (stratos), “‘army’”) + ἄγω (ago), “‘I lead, I conduct’”).
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strategy (plural strategies)
- The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare
- A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
- The art of using similar techniques in politics or business
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- (an art of using similar techniques in politics or business): tactics
[edit] Translations
science and art of military command
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plan of action
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art of using similar techniques in politics or business
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in game theory
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[edit] External links
- strategy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- strategy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- strategy at OneLook® Dictionary Search
