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“stratagem”
1. A military tactic or maneuver that is designed to deceive an enemy: After the army general decided to invade the opposing forces, he had to decide on a stratagem in order to be completely successful and not lose one of his men.
2. An intelligent and bright scheme intended to achieve something or to fool someone: Mrs. Smart told her students in class one day how they could create a stratagem or mnemonic trick for helping them to remember and spell German words.
3. Etymology: from Greek strategema, "the act of a general, a piece of generalship."
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2. An intelligent and bright scheme intended to achieve something or to fool someone: Mrs. Smart told her students in class one day how they could create a stratagem or mnemonic trick for helping them to remember and spell German words.
3. Etymology: from Greek strategema, "the act of a general, a piece of generalship."