strategy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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. …”

2. 2
   noun

   A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.

   Oftentimes, the very simple strategies pay very great dividends.

3. 3
   noun

   an elaborate and systematic plan of action

4. 4
   noun

   the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

5. 5
   noun

   The act of strategizing; the development of effective strategies.

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, “to lead, conduct”).