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“strategic” in English

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strategicadjective

uk ​ /strəˈtiː.dʒɪk/ us ​ /strəˈtiː.dʒɪk/
strategically
adverb uk ​ /strəˈtiː.dʒɪ.kəl.i/ us ​ /strəˈtiː.dʒɪ.kəl.i/

Examples

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Her scarf was strategically placed to hide a tear in her shirt.
Central Asia is a fragile region, politically weak but strategically important.

(Definition of “strategic” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“strategic” in Business English

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strategicadjective

uk ​ /strəˈtiːdʒɪk/ us ​ also strategical MANAGEMENT

› relating to the way in which an organization, country, etc. decides what it wants to achieve and plans actions and use of resources over time to do this:

The company has grown through strategic acquisitions which have taken them into new markets.
strategic goal/objective/priority A company must define its strategic objectives.
strategic decision/initiative/review The new CEO carried out a strategic review of the management structure.
a strategic move/position

(Definition of “strategic” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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