▪ the art of planning and directing overall military operations and movements in a war or battle. Similarthe art of war, military science, military tactics, generalship
▪ a plan for military operations and movements during a war or battle:"nonprovocative defense strategies"
Word Originearly 17th century (denoting an army, government, or province under the command or rule of a general): from Greek stratēgia ‘generalship’, ‘province governed by a general’, from stratēgos ‘general’ (see stratagem).