strategic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war

   a strategic chess move

2. 2
   adj

   relating to or concerned with strategy

   strategic weapon

3. 3
   adj

   Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.

   a strategic nuclear weapon

4. 4
   adj

   Of or pertaining to strategy.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρατηγικός (stratēgikós, “of or for a general", also "a treatise on strategy”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead, I conduct”).