Strategy

From the Encyclopedia Galactica:

Strategy:

From Terran Greek stratēgia  meaning generalship

 noun 

1 a (1) :  the science and art of employing the political, economic, psychological, and military forces of a nation, world, group of worlds or species to afford the maximum support to adopted policies in peace or war

(2) :  the science and art of military command exercised to meet the enemy in combat under advantageous conditions

b :  a variety of or instance of the use of strategy



2 a :  a careful plan or method

b :  the art of devising or employing plans or stratagems toward a goal



3 :  an adaptation or complex of adaptations (as of behavior, metabolism, or structure) that serves or appears to serve an important function in achieving evolutionary success