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strategies
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strategy
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strat·egy (-jē)
noun pl. strategies -·gies
- 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
- a plan or action based on this
- skill in managing or planning, esp. by using stratagems
- a stratagem or artful means to some end
Etymology: Fr stratégie < Gr stratēgia, generalship < stratēgos: see stratagem
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