Meaning & use

strategy

noun·Academic

A planned approach for reaching a goal or dealing with a problem.

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Our strategy is to repair the busiest paths first.

She developed a new strategy for remembering unfamiliar words.

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A strategy describes an overall approach; individual actions can be steps used to carry it out.

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