different between methods vs strategy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m???dz/
• Hyphenation: meth?ods

Noun

methods

1. plural of method

Verb

methods

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of method

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (strat?gía, “office of general, command, generalship”), from ????????? (strat?gós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from ??????? (stratós, “army”) + ??? (ág?, “I lead, I conduct”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?æt?d?i/

Noun

strategy (countable and uncountable, plural strategies)

1. The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
2. A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.
3. (Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) The use of advance planning to succeed in politics or business.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• generalship

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• stratagem
• strategus

Translations

See also

• long game

Further reading

• strategy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• strategy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• strategy at OneLook Dictionary Search