strategic
- 1Having to do with planning the best way to reach an important goal.
Like choosing your moves in a board game to win the whole game, not just the next turn.
The team made a strategic plan to win the contest.
Choosing where to open the new store was a strategic decision.
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Oppositetactical, haphazard, unplanned
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- 2Used for big, long-term military plans rather than small, local fights.
Like planning a whole season for a sports team, not just the next game.
Bombers were used for strategic attacks deep inside enemy land.
The two countries argued over strategic weapons that could reach far away.
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Oppositetactical
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Origin
From a Greek word meaning "of or for a general," from the Greek word for a general, which came from the words for "army" and "I lead."