strategy

A2 Topic:Business & Commerce

US /ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒi/ UK /ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #3685

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1

noun
A plan of action made to reach a particular goal.

The company developed a new strategy to attract younger customers.
2

noun
The art of planning and directing military operations in a war.

The general was admired for his brilliant battlefield strategy.

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1 noun · a plan of action made to... scheme plan

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Forms strategies

Derived forms counter-strategycounterstrategycyberstrategye-strategygeostrategymetastrategymultistrategystrategetic strategicstrategicsstrategismstrategist

Related forms stratagemstrategus

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”).

*sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European στρατηγία Ancient Greek

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# strategy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 3685

## Meanings
1. A plan of action made to reach a particular goal.
2. The art of planning and directing military operations in a war.

## Examples
- The company developed a new strategy to attract younger customers.
- The general was admired for his brilliant battlefield strategy.

## Synonyms
- generalship

## Derived Forms
- counter-strategy
- counterstrategy
- cyberstrategy
- e-strategy
- geostrategy
- metastrategy
- multistrategy
- strategetic
- strategic
- strategics
- strategism
- strategist

## Related Forms
- stratagem
- strategus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sterh₃-
- Root: στρατηγία

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Strategy is 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”). In present-day use, it can mean a plan of action made to reach a particular goal, or the art of planning and directing military operations in a war.

## Topics
- Business & Commerce

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