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stratagem

[ strat-uh-juhm ]

noun

  1. a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
  2. any artifice, ruse, or trick devised or used to attain a goal or to gain an advantage over an adversary or competitor:

    business stratagems.

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stratagem

/ ˈٰæɪə /

noun

  1. a plan or trick, esp one to deceive an enemy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٰ···· [strat-, uh, -, jem, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • ٰa·i·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stratagem1

1480–90; (< Middle French stratageme ) < Italian stratagemma war ruse < Latin ٰŧŧ < Greek ٰḗgŧ instance of generalship, derivative of ٰŧî to be in command, derivative of ٰŧó military commander ( strategy )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stratagem1

C15: ultimately from Greek ٰŧDz a general, from stratos an army + agein to lead
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Synonym Study

See trick.
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Populism has been a stratagem of the wealthy, using cultural dog whistles to keep large numbers of non-wealthy people from thinking about who makes the big money, and who pays.

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The competitors are in a trancelike state, building a stratagem.

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Thankfully, we are at a point now where so many journalists and academics recognize that the chaos was a smokescreen, designed to cover very well-laid-out plans that had a rationale stratagem.

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There are discussions among the monsters about feelings and how it’s OK to have them, even the sad and bad ones, along with some simple stratagems for dealing with them.

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Will Toranaga let his old friend kill himself in order to perpetuate what might be a carefully constructed stratagem?

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