(strategies)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A strategy is a general plan or set of plans intended to achieve something, especially over a long period.
Next week, health ministers gather in Amsterdam to agree a strategy for controlling malaria...
What should our marketing strategy have achieved?...
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2.
Strategy is the art of planning the best way to gain an advantage or achieve success, especially in war.
I've just been explaining the basic principles of strategy to my generals.
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