- [countable] a plan that is intended to achieve a particular purpose
- the government’s economic strategy
- We need to devise an effective long-term strategy.
- Often, individuals employ multiple coping strategies because one particular strategy is not sufficient
- to adopt/implement/pursue a strategy
- strategy for doing something to develop a strategy for dealing with unemployment
- strategy to do something It's all part of an overall strategy to gain promotion.
Extra Examples- A coherent strategy for getting more people back to work needs to be developed.
- He pretended that resigning was part of his long-term career strategy.
- Her rudeness was a deliberate strategy to provoke him.
- It is certainly a strategy worth exploring.
- The charity is drawing up a strategy to meet the needs of homeless people.
- The committee drew up a draft strategy for dealing with future floods.
- The company adopted aggressive marketing strategies to sell its products.
- The company will now focus its strategy on its core business areas.
- The company's financial strategy is not working.
- The document sets out the government's new strategy.
- The government has employed a dual strategy to achieve these two objectives.
- The money is earmarked for the development of new product and sales strategies.
- Their overall strategy is good, but one or two of the details could be improved.
- Their single-minded pursuit of this controversial strategy led to their fall from power.
- This strategy relies on property prices continuing to rise.
- We all have different coping strategies for times of stress.
- a comprehensive strategy towards regional development
- a customer-oriented business strategy
- a global marketing strategy
- a key strategy to increase sales
- a strategy aimed at reducing the risk of accidents
- resource management strategies
- the key idea in their strategy
- the party's strategy on poverty
- to develop an effective strategy for change
- As a business strategy, this is unlikely to work.
- The government has developed a strategy for dealing with regional unemployment.
- Their overall strategy is quite good, but they need to change some of the details.
- What strategies will you use to achieve this goal?
- New product development strategies were presented to the committee.
- This has been part of the Democratic Party campaign strategy.
- Marketing techniques used to implement the strategies are provided.
- They are trying to devise a strategy for preventing the disease.
- Make good communications a key part of your strategy for success.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- good
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- …
- have
- design
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- …
- be based on something
- be aimed at something
- be designed to do something
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- in a/the strategy
- strategy for
- strategy on
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- a change in strategy
- the adoption of a strategy
- the development of a strategy
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- [uncountable] the process of planning something or putting a plan into operation
- Poor marketing strategy was blamed for the failure of the service to catch on.
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2- The coming year may herald a change in strategy for major publishers.
- The committee is meeting today in Washington to plot strategy.
- They called a meeting to discuss investment strategy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- good
- sound
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- have
- design
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- be based on something
- be aimed at something
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- strategy for
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- [uncountable, countable] the skill of planning the movements of armies in a battle or war; an example of doing this
- military strategy
- defence strategies
Collocations War and peaceWar and peaceStarting a warcompare tactic- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- go to war (against/with somebody)
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
- employ/use guerrilla tactics
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
- achieve/win a decisive victory
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
- order/force a retreat
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
- be sent to the front (line)
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
- call for/be met with armed resistance
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
- become/be held as a prisoner of war
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
- sign a ceasefire agreement
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb2- They're pursuing a strategy of massive retaliation.
- a strategy game set during the Civil War
- Agreeing to meet the rebels is obviously a high-risk strategy.
- The army's strategy and tactics were highly aggressive.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- good
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- have
- design
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- be based on something
- be aimed at something
- be designed to do something
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- strategy for
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- a change in strategy
- the adoption of a strategy
- the development of a strategy
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Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French stratégie, from Greek stratēgia ‘generalship’, from stratēgos, from stratos ‘army’ + agein ‘to lead’.
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