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Word strategy
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈstrætədʒi / NAmE / ˈstrætədʒi /
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  • the government’s economic strategy
  • to develop a strategy for dealing with unemployment
  • it's all part of an overall strategy to gain promotion.
  • marketing strategy
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strategy

(noun)BrE / ˈstrætədʒi / NAmE / ˈstrætədʒi /
  1. a plan that is intended to achieve a particular purpose
    • see also exit strategy
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/exit-strategy
    • the government’s economic strategy
    • to develop a strategy for dealing with unemployment
    • It's all part of an overall strategy to gain promotion.
  2. the process of planning something or putting a plan into operation in a skilful way
    • marketing strategy
  3. the skill of planning the movements of armies in a battle or war; an example of doing this
    • compare tactic
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/tactic
    • military strategy
    • defence strategies

    Extra Examples

    • A coherent strategy for getting more people back to work needs to be developed.
    • He pretended that resigning was part of his long-term career strategy.
    • Her rudeness was a deliberate strategy to provoke him.
    • It is certainly a strategy worth exploring.
    • No one has yet come up with an exit strategy for the troops.
    • The charity is drawing up a strategy to meet the needs of the homeless.
    • The coming year may herald a change in strategy for major publishers.
    • The committee drew up a draft strategy for dealing with future floods.
    • The committee is meeting today in Washington to plot strategy.
    • The company adopted aggressive marketing strategies to sell its products.
    • The company will now focus its strategy on its core business areas.
    • The company’s financial strategy is not working.
    • The document sets out the government’s new strategy.
    • The government has employed a dual strategy to achieve these two objectives.
    • The money is earmarked for the development of new product and sales strategies.
    • Their overall strategy is good, but one or two of the details could be improved.
    • Their single-minded pursuit of this controversial strategy led to their fall from power.
    • They’re pursuing a strategy of massive retaliation.
    • This strategy relies on property prices continuing to rise.
    • We all have different coping strategies for times of stress.
    • a comprehensive strategy towards regional development
    • a customer-oriented business strategy
    • a global marketing strategy
    • a key strategy to increase sales
    • a strategy aimed at reducing the risk of accidents
    • a strategy game set during the Civil War
    • resource management strategies
    • the key idea in their strategy
    • the party’s strategy on poverty
    • to develop an effective strategy for change
    • Agreeing to meet the rebels is obviously a high-risk strategy.
    • As a business strategy, this is unlikely to work.
    • Poor marketing strategy was blamed for the failure of the service to catch on.
    • The government has developed a strategy for dealing with regional unemployment.
    • Their overall strategy is quite good, but they need to change some of the details.
    • What strategies will you use to achieve this goal?

    Word Origin

    • early 19th cent.: from French stratégie, from Greek stratēgia ‘generalship’, from stratēgos, from stratos ‘army’ + agein ‘to lead’.
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