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stratagem Definition

strata·gem (strat′ə jəm)

noun

  1. a trick, scheme, or plan for deceiving an enemy in war
  2. any trick or scheme for achieving some purpose

Etymology: LME stratageme < L strategema < Gr stratēgēma, device or act of a general < stratēgos, a general < stratos, army (for IE base see strew) + agein, to lead: see act

stratagem Synonyms

stratagem

n.

trick, deception, plot, scheme; see method 2. See syn. study at trick.

stratagem Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • war: Seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war.
  • identification: Catatonia in the infant is not visible because he binds himself to the parent via the stratagem of identification with that parent.

Converse of object

  • devise: Those who have to lead an ar my and devise stratagems, must learn the art of war.
  • use: It used three main stratagems: An independent GP database with 0.9 million patients to identify information on men with erectile dysfunction.
  • adopt: The stratagem adopted by the subconscious mind to defeat this state of affairs is that the man projects his feminine feelings onto the woman.
  • succeed: Ambrosius ' stratagem evidently succeeded, however, as the rebellion, if there was one, was readily put down.

Adjective modifier

  • various: Various stratagems had been devised to conceal the withdrawals from the Ottoman Army.
  • such: The concern was that such stratagem may have a negative impact on their learning.
  • psychological: To penetrate this shield, the person has first to bring to the surface his psychological stratagems by identifying with them.
  • simple: So comrades these are the reasons for which I cannot lightly accept the hypothesis of a simple stratagem.
  • latter: And, we all know pleasant and reliably efficacious the latter stratagem is.
  • Machiavellian: Thriving in this system of oligarchy ( rule of the few ) that we do requires a pragmatic, Machiavellian stratagem.