What does Strategic mean?

Definitions for Strategic
strəˈti dʒɪkstrate·gic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. strategic, strategicaladjective

    relating to or concerned with strategy

    "strategic weapon"; "the islands are of strategic importance"; "strategic considerations"

  2. strategicadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. strategicadjective

    of or pertaining to strategy

Wikipedia

  1. Strategic

    Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία stratēgia, "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the "art of the general", which included several subsets of skills including military tactics, siegecraft, logistics etc., the term came into use in the 6th century C.E. in Eastern Roman terminology, and was translated into Western vernacular languages only in the 18th century. From then until the 20th century, the word "strategy" came to denote "a comprehensive way to try to pursue political ends, including the threat or actual use of force, in a dialectic of wills" in a military conflict, in which both adversaries interact.Strategy is important because the resources available to achieve goals are usually limited. Strategy generally involves setting goals and priorities, determining actions to achieve the goals, and mobilizing resources to execute the actions. A strategy describes how the ends (goals) will be achieved by the means (resources). Strategy can be intended or can emerge as a pattern of activity as the organization adapts to its environment or competes. It involves activities such as strategic planning and strategic thinking.Henry Mintzberg from McGill University defined strategy as a pattern in a stream of decisions to contrast with a view of strategy as planning, while Henrik von Scheel defines the essence of strategy as the activities to deliver a unique mix of value – choosing to perform activities differently or to perform different activities than rivals. while Max McKeown (2011) argues that "strategy is about shaping the future" and is the human attempt to get to "desirable ends with available means". Vladimir Kvint defines strategy as "a system of finding, formulating, and developing a doctrine that will ensure long-term success if followed faithfully." Complexity theorists define strategy as the unfolding of the internal and external aspects of the organization that results in actions in a socio-economic context.

ChatGPT

  1. strategic

    Strategic refers to a carefully planned and designed method or approach to achieve a specific goal or result. It typically involves long-term planning, organization and thinking ahead to anticipate potential outcomes, challenges or obstacles. This term is often used in context of business, military, or political situations, where reaching the desired goal requires a thoughtful and systematic plan of action.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Strategicadjective

    alt. of Strategical

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. strategic

    Pertaining to strategy; effected by artifice.

Editors Contribution

  1. strategic

    Relating to strategy.

    The strategic change was implemented very efficiently.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Strategic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3466

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Strategic' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1950

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Strategic' in Adjectives Frequency: #437

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Strategic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Strategic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Strategic in a Sentence

  1. United States:

    Our troops are there in a relationship with the government of( Iraq) -- by invitation of the government of Iraq, articulated by the strategic framework agreement. They're there for the enduring defeat of ISIS, that hasn't changed.

  2. Sverre Munck:

    There has been a bit higher intensity during the last month, based on this exploratory and recent interest, the board decided to conduct a strategic review because that would allow us to explore a wider range of options rather than not take all options into account.

  3. Gary Hufbauer:

    The decision not to make commitments until we can see what the US Congress can pass makes strategic sense.

  4. Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova:

    We are currently reviewing the shareholder agreement article by article. Our request is for Westinghouse to come as a strategic investor who participates in the project with real, fresh financial resources and stays in as long as possible, what we have asked for from Westinghouse is to have a 49 percent participation in the project and invest into the plan according to the stake.

  5. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

    It's a strategic location, we've had it for a long time, it's important to us and we intend to hold onto it.

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