*noun strat·e·gy \ ˈstra-tə-jē \* *plural* strateg**ies** 1. **a (1) :** the science and art of employing the political, economic, psychological, and military forces of a nation or group of nations to afford the maximum support to adopted policies in peace or war. **a (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 : a clever stratagem **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 foraging *strategies* of insects *[Source:](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strategy) Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary