adjective
strategic
struh-TEE-jik/strəˈtiːdʒɪk/
Planned to achieve an important goal or advantage.
The strategic flood defenses protect the town after careful planning.
Etymology
Originally describing what belonged to a general or was fitted for command, strategic carries military planning into broader life. It now describes planning directed toward an important long-term goal.
In context
understand the connection between the decision you make and the strategic outcome. If you have a strategy, that is your end goal. The decision is your tactic.
More examples
- They chose a strategic location.
- Her strategic decision saved resources.
- The meeting focused on strategic priorities.
Forms
strategic
Similar words
- tactical
- Tactical usually concerns immediate means rather than overall goals.
- deliberate
- Deliberate means intentional without necessarily a larger plan.