strato-

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." © ALL rights are reserved.
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Someone who can develop and execute an effective strategy, especially for winning a war.

1. The science or art of planning and conducting a war or a military campaign.
2. A carefully devised plan of action to achieve a goal, or the art of developing or carrying out such a plan.
3. Etymology: from "office" or "command of a general"; from strategos, "general" (stratos, "army" plus agos, "leader", which came from agein "to lead").

One who embodies military rule; military ruler.

1. A reference to a government by the army; military rule; a polity in which the army is the controlling power: For Valerie, it was scary to think that a country could be stratocratic and be under the rules of the armed forces.
2. A description relating to a government or the rule by the state alone: In the book Kitty read, a stratocratic administration was under the power of the state or country and not controlled by ecclesiastical power in any way.

Military science or writings about military engagements, etc.

Of or pertaining to an army.

Military officer or superior (leader).