Link Centre Dictionary

strategic

stra·te·gic

UK/stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/ US/ˈsʈræː.ʈe.dʒɪk/ fairly common

adjective

1.

relating to or concerned with strategy

  • “strategic weapon”
  • “the islands are of strategic importance”
  • “strategic considerations”
Synonyms
2.

highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war

  • “a strategic chess move”
  • “strategic withdrawal”
  • “strategic bombing missions”
Similar

Origin

From Ancient Greek στρατηγικός (stratēgikós, “of or for a general", also "a treatise on strategy”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead, I conduct”).

Phrases

  • strategic competence
  • strategic depth
  • strategic management
  • strategic material
  • strategic pluralism
  • strategic submarine
  • strategic warning

Related words

Word family

Pertaining to

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.