strategies

noun pl. strategies

1. 1. the science of planning and directing large-scale military operations, specif. (as distinguished from tactics) of maneuvering forces into the most advantageous position prior to actual engagement with the enemy
   2. a plan or action based on this
2. 1. skill in managing or planning, esp. by using stratagems
   2. a stratagem or artful means to some end

Origin: Fr stratégie < Gr stratēgia, generalship < stratēgos: see stratagem