strategy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒi/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈstɹæɾ.ɪ.d͡ʒi] (Australia)
- /ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒi/ (Australia)
- /ˈstɹæt.ə.d͡ʒi/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈstɹæɾ.ɪ.d͡ʒi] (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈstɹæɾ.ə.d͡ʒi] (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈstɹɛɾ.ɪ.d͡ʒi] (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈstɹɛt.ɪ.d͡ʒi/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
“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. …”
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
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(countable) A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.
Oftentimes, the very simple strategies pay very great dividends.
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.
2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, pages 206–7:
- (uncountable) The act of strategizing; the development of effective strategies.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strategies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
tactics (an art of using similar techniques in politics or business)
Deriveds
counterstrategy · exit strategy · substrategy · cyberstrategy · strategic · coping strategy · strategy of tension · Cloward-Piven strategy · strategetic · investment strategy · mating strategy · metastrategy · e-strategy · fifty-state strategy · sprinkler strategy · strategyless · strategist · evolutionarily stable strategy · strategy pattern · geostrategy · strategy game · strategy guide · strategism · real-time strategy · counter-strategy · strap strategy · counter strategy · strategics · strategyproof · strip strategy · sneaky fucker strategy · basic strategy · multistrategy
Relateds
strategus · long game · stratagem
Synonyms
Translations (177)
fr stratégie (plan of action) · ja 計略 (plan of action) · la strategema (plan of action) · eo strategio (plan of action) · sh stràtēgija (plan of action) · la ars bellica (science and art of military command) · ja 機略 (techniques in politics or business) · ka სტრატეგია (science and art of military command) · ro strategie (science and art of military command) · ur تدبیر (science and art of military command) · sk stratégia (science and art of military command) · fa-ira راهْبُرْد (science and art of military command) · et tegevusplaan (plan of action) · ru страте́гия (plan of action) · fi strategia (science and art of military command) · ky стратегия (science and art of military command) · gd ro-innleachd (plan of action) · pt estratégia (science and art of military command) · fa-ira اِسْتْراتِژی (science and art of military command) · sv strategi (plan of action) · nl strategie (plan of action) · sh стра̀те̄гија (plan of action) · yue 戰略 /战略 (science and art of military command) · tr strateji (science and art of military command) · mk стратегија (plan of action) · tl patigayon (plan of action) · cs vojevěda (science and art of military command) · zu isu (science and art of military command) · sv strategi (science and art of military command) · gl estratexia (science and art of military command) · cs strategie (techniques in politics or business) · es estrategia (plan of action) · bg страте́гия (science and art of military command) · nn strategi (plan of action) · cs strategie (plan of action) · fa استراتژی (techniques in politics or business) · nrf stratégie (plan of action) · hu stratégia (techniques in politics or business) · nb strategi (plan of action) · zu icebo (plan of action) · la dolus (plan of action) · ar إِسْتْرَاتِيجِيَّة (science and art of military command) · mk стратегија (science and art of military command) · el στρατηγική (techniques in politics or business) · de Strategie (plan of action) · ru страте́гия (techniques in politics or business) · ru страте́гия (science and art of military command) · pdt Äwalaj (plan of action) · ja 策略 (techniques in politics or business) · de Strategie (science and art of military command) · bg страте́гия (plan of action) · fi strateginen suunnittelu (techniques in politics or business) · fr stratégie (techniques in politics or business) · zu icebo (science and art of military command) · km យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ (science and art of military command) · pl strategia (plan of action) · hi रणनीति (science and art of military command) · cmn 戰略 /战略 (techniques in politics or business) · zu iqhinga (science and art of military command) · kk стратегия (science and art of military command) · fa راهبرد (plan of action) · it strategia (techniques in politics or business) · aii ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܹܝܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ (science and art of military command) · uz strategiya (science and art of military command) · ar إِسْتْرَاتِيجِيَّة (techniques in politics or business) · vi chiến lược (science and art of military command) · it strategia (science and art of military command) · es estrategia (science and art of military command) · he אַסְטְרָטֶגְיָה (techniques in politics or business) · da strategi (science and art of military command) · fa-ira سُوقُٱلْجِیش (science and art of military command) · gd ro-innleachd (techniques in politics or business) · ml തന്ത്രം (science and art of military command) · my မဟာဗျူဟာ (science and art of military command) · cmn 戰略 /战略 (science and art of military command) · hu hadászat (science and art of military command) · nn strategi (techniques in politics or business) · es estrategia (techniques in politics or business) · az sövqülceyş (science and art of military command) · tr sevkülceyş (science and art of military command) · ia strategia (plan of action) · ms strategi (science and art of military command) · cmn 戰略 /战略 (plan of action) · ja 戦略 (science and art of military command) · ur حِکْمَتِ عَمْلی (science and art of military command) · th กลยุทธ์ (science and art of military command) · my နည်းဗျူဟာ (science and art of military command) · tl patigayon (science and art of military command) · tr strateji (plan of action) · tg роҳбурд (science and art of military command) · mi rautaki (science and art of military command) · tg савқулҷайш (science and art of military command) · ko 전략 (science and art of military command) · tl patigayon (techniques in politics or business) · ja 策略 (plan of action) · cmn 策略 (plan of action) · scn stratiggìa (plan of action) · sv strategi (techniques in politics or business) · id strategi (science and art of military command) · ur چال (science and art of military command) · da strategi (plan of action) · mi rautaki (techniques in politics or business) · el στρατηγική (plan of action) · et strateegia (techniques in politics or business) · nb strategi (science and art of military command) · nrf stratégie (techniques in politics or business) · th ยุทธศาสตร์ (plan of action) · pt estratégia (plan of action) · az strategiya (science and art of military command) · yi סטראַטעגיע (science and art of military command) · sh strategija (techniques in politics or business) · cs strategie (science and art of military command) · mi rautaki (plan of action) · th ยุทธศาสตร์ (science and art of military command) · es estrategia (science and art of military command) · sl strategija (science and art of military command) · he אַסְטְרָטֶגְיָה (science and art of military command) · mn стратеги (science and art of military command) · de Strategie (techniques in politics or business) · th ยุทธศาสตร์ (techniques in politics or business) · ca estratègia (science and art of military command) · sq strategji (science and art of military command) · fr stratégie (science and art of military command) · sw mbinu (plan of action) · uk страте́гія (science and art of military command) · ja 機略 (plan of action) · fa راهبرد (techniques in politics or business) · ca estratègia (plan of action) · ms strategi (plan of action) · fi strategia (techniques in politics or business) · nb strategi (techniques in politics or business) · my နည်းဗျူဟာ (plan of action) · gd ro-innleachd (science and art of military command) · tk strategiýa (science and art of military command) · scn stratiggìa (science and art of military command) · et strateegia (science and art of military command) · tg стратегия (science and art of military command) · lo ຍຸດທະສາດ (science and art of military command) · eu estrategia (science and art of military command) · nl strategie (techniques in politics or business) · ro strategie (plan of action) · el στρατηγική (science and art of military command) · ja 計略 (techniques in politics or business) · de Kriegskunde (science and art of military command) · hu stratégia (plan of action) · lv stratēģija (science and art of military command) · ja 戦術 (techniques in politics or business) · he אַסְטְרָטֶגְיָה (plan of action) · ga straitéis (plan of action) · my စစ်နည်းဗျူဟာ (science and art of military command) · nrf stratégie (science and art of military command) · ja 戦略 (techniques in politics or business) · zu iqhinga (plan of action) · tr izlem (plan of action) · ar إِسْتْرَاتِيجِيَّة (plan of action) · fa-ira اِسْتِراتِژی (science and art of military command) · it strategia (plan of action) · ko 병법 (science and art of military command) · sh стра̀те̄гија (science and art of military command) · pt estratégia (techniques in politics or business) · be стратэ́гія (science and art of military command) · fa استراتژی (plan of action) · hy ռազմավարություն (science and art of military command) · pl strategia (science and art of military command) · nn strategi (science and art of military command) · eo strategio (science and art of military command) · ml തന്ത്രം (plan of action) · ja 兵法 (science and art of military command) · fi toimintasuunnitelma (plan of action) · zu isu (plan of action) · hu stratégia (science and art of military command) · tl estratehiya (science and art of military command) · nl strategie (science and art of military command) · mn ᠰᠲ᠋ᠷᠠᠲ᠋ᠧᠭᠢ (science and art of military command) · lt strategija (science and art of military command) · sh stràtēgija (science and art of military command) · scn stratiggìa (techniques in politics or business)