ORIGIN OF STRATEGY

1680–90; < Greek stratēgía generalship, equivalent to stratēg(ós) military commander, general

(strat(ós) army + -ēgos noun derivative of ágein to lead) + -ia -y3
SYNONYM STUDY FOR STRATEGY

1. In military usage, a distinction is made between STRATEGY and TACTICS. STRATEGY is the

utilization, during both peace and war, of all of a nation's forces, through large-scale, long-range
planning and development, to ensure security or victory. TACTICS deals with the use and
deployment of troops in actual combat.
OTHER WORDS FROM STRATEGY
coun·ter·strat·e·gy, noun, plural coun·ter·strat·e·gies.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH STRATEGY
stratagem strategystrategy tactics (see synonym study at the current entry)
WORDS NEARBY STRATEGY
strategic air command, strategic arms limitation
talks, strategics, strategist, strategize, strategy, strategy/tactics, stratford, stratford de
redcliffe, stratford-on-avon, strath