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Stratagem vs Strategy - What's the difference?

stratagem | strategy |

Strategy is a related term of stratagem.



As nouns the difference between stratagem and strategy

is that stratagem is a tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception while strategy is the science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.

stratagem

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
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  • While Collins does include a love triangle, a coming-of-age story, and other YA-friendly elements in the mix, they serve as a Trojan horse to smuggle readers into a hopeless world where love becomes a stratagem and growing up is a matter of basic survival.

    strategy

    Noun

  • The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
  • A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.
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  • The art of using similar techniques in politics or business.
  • Usage notes

    * Verbs often used with "strategy": drive, follow, pursue, execute, implement, adopt, abandon, accept, reject.

    Derived terms

    * exit strategy * strategic * strategics * strategist

    Coordinate terms

    * (an art of using similar techniques in politics or business) tactics

    See also

    * long game