Definitions for stratagem
ˈstræt ə dʒəmstrat·a·gem

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ploy, gambit, stratagemnoun

   a maneuver in a game or conversation

2. contrivance, stratagem, dodgenoun

   an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

   "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stratagemnoun

   A deceptive tactic designed to gain the upper hand. Typically, involves underhanded dealings and obfuscation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stratagemnoun

   Etymology: στϱατὴγημα; stratageme, French.

   1. An artifice in war; a trick by which an enemy is deceived.

   John Talbot, I did send for thee,
   To tutor thee in stratagems of war. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Ev’ry minute now
   Should be the father of some stratagem. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   2. An artifice; a trick by which some advantage is obtained.

   Rouse up your courage, call up all your counsels,
   And think on all those stratagems which nature
   Keeps ready to encounter sudden dangers. John Denham, Sophy.

   Those oft are stratagems which errours seem;
   Nor is it nods, but we who dream. Alexander Pope.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stratagemnoun

   an artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination

2. Etymology: [F. stratagme (cf. Sp. estratagema, It. stratagemma), L. strategema, Gr. , fr. to be leader of an army, fr. a general; an army (probably as being spread out; cf. Stratum) + to lead. See Agent.]

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1. Stratagem

   "Stratagem" is the 66th episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, the 14th episode from the third season.

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1. Stratagem

   strat′a-jem, n. an artifice, esp. in war: a plan for deceiving an enemy or gaining an advantage: any artifice generally.—adjs. Strateget′ic, -al, Strateg′ic, -al, pertaining to, or done by, strategy.—adv. Strateget′ically.—ns. Strateget′ics, Strat′egy, generalship, or the art of conducting a campaign and manœuvring an army: artifice or finesse generally.—adv. Strateg′ically.—n. Strat′egist, one skilled in strategy. [Fr.,—L. stratagema—Gr. stratēgēma—stratēgos, a general—stratos, an army, agein, to lead.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stratagem

   A plan devised to throw dust into the eyes of an enemy, in order to deceive him.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stratagem

   In war, is any scheme or plan for the deceiving and surprising an army, or any body of men.

Matched Categories

1. • Maneuver
   • Scheme

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stratagem in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stratagem in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of stratagem in a Sentence

1. Marc Short:

   If they're asserting the Fifth merely to cater to the President's whims or cover up for the President, that is not a proper use of the privilege, but we will have to do our best to divine whether they're properly invoking the Fifth or using it as a stratagem to keep information.

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