Strategic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  2. important in or essential to strategy.
  3. (of an action, as a military operation or a move in a game) forming an integral part of a stratagem: a strategic move in a game of chess.
  4. Military.
    • intended to render the enemy incapable of making war, as by the destruction of materials, factories, etc.: a strategic bombing mission.
    • (of a weapon) long range, as an intercontinental ballistic missile: Strategic nuclear weapons were the linchpin of the Mutual Assured Destruction doctrine at the height of the Cold War.
    • essential to the conduct of a war: Copper is a strategic material.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of strategy
  2. important to a strategy or to strategy in general
  3. (of weapons, attacks, etc) directed against an enemy's homeland rather than used on a battlefield
Strategic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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