strategic | meaning of strategic in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

Word family (noun) strategy strategist (adjective) strategic (adverb) strategically

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMilitarystrategicstra‧te‧gic /strəˈtiːdʒɪk/ ●●○ W3 AWL (also strategical /-dʒɪkəl/) adjective    1 PMPLANdone as part of a plan, especially in a military, business, or political situation  UN forces made a strategic withdrawal.  strategic planning meetings  a strategic decision to move production to Hungary2 PLANuseful or right for a particular purpose  Marksmen were placed at strategic points along the president’s route.3 PMrelating to fighting wars  Marseilles was of great strategic importance.strategic arms/weapons (=weapons designed to reach an enemy country from your own)  strategic nuclear missiles —strategically /-kli/ adverb  Strategically placed video cameras can alert police to any trouble.Examples from the Corpusstrategic• a strategic alliance• The two countries agreed to join together in a strategic alliance.• With such values, how are man-made brainpower firms to hold on to, and enhance, their only strategic asset?• Deploying strategic crescendos, they had people jumping spontaneously out of their seats.• Recognizing it, they will feel entitled to consideration in strategic decisions.• It would give impetus to strategic disarmament negotiations, he said.• The smallest are unlikely to perform satisfactorily strategic functions like planning and economic regeneration.• strategic materials such as iron or steel• We need to have a strategic plan for education in the next century.• Again there was a break with tradition for strategic reasons.• The British army made a strategic withdrawal across the English Channel. strategic planning• Ellis said the proposed telecommunications bill is driving the consolidation of the industry -- and his strategic planning.• This is soon to be published in draft and will provide a strategic planning framework for the region to the year 2005.• Strategic Planning in Practice - a five-day programme for senior executives and directors involved in strategic planning.• By definition, strategic planning is remote; about locating highways and airports.• Part of the value of strategic planning is that it helps an organization recognize and correct its mistakes.• They are usually part of executive teams that are involved in strategic planning or new product development.• Although Mr Lamont will have day-to-day control of budget planning, Mr Major will take charge of the overall strategic planning role.strategic importance• Henley offers both organisations and individual managers the opportunity to carry out interdisciplinary research into issues of strategic importance.• This bridge we're guarding is of great strategic importance.• After all, what strategic importance could an ordinary tutor hide in his ordinary office?• Newark Castle was of strategic importance during the Civil War when it withheld three sieges by Parliamentarians.• To this day the strategic importance of Stirling is obvious to anyone approaching from the south.• Will he therefore take this opportunity to emphasise the employment aspect as well as the strategic importance of the fourth submarine?• From a military point of view, the strategic importance of the Iberian Peninsula was evident simply from looking at a map.• Of even greater strategic importance to the review was a condition set down by the Chancellor at the very beginning.From Longman Business Dictionarystrategicstra‧te‧gic /strəˈtiːdʒɪk/ adjective done as part of a plan to gain an advantage or achieve a particular purposeThere may be strategic advantages in manufacturers remaining separate from retailers.We need to define our strategic goals.Strategic decisions are those which determine the long-term policies of the firm. —strategically adverbThis is a strategically important acquisition for the group.