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   Stra·te·gic

   /strəˈtējik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them: "the company should take strategic actions to cope with fundamental changes in the environment" Similar plannedcalculateddeliberatetacticalpoliticjudiciousprudentclevershrewdwell thought outOpposite random
   • ▪ carefully designed or planned to serve a particular purpose or advantage: "alarms are positioned at strategic points around the prison"
   • ▪ relating to the gaining of overall or long-term military advantage: "New Orleans was of strategic importance"
   • ▪ (of human or material resources) essential in fighting a war: "the strategic forces on Russian territory" Similar essentialkeyvitalcrucialcriticalimportantOpposite unimportant
   • ▪ (of bombing or weapons) done or for use against industrial areas and communication centers of enemy territory as a long-term military objective: "strategic nuclear missiles"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from French stratégique, from Greek stratēgikos, from stratēgos (see stratagem).

   Derivatives

   • 1. strategical adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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