noun · academic
strategy
/ˈstrætədʒi/STRAT·e·gy
a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim
Examples
“The government announced a new strategy to reduce unemployment.”
“Companies adopt different marketing strategies depending on their target market.”
“A successful conservation strategy requires community involvement.”
Band 8 sentence
“A successful national strategy for renewable energy must combine regulation, incentives and public education to change behaviour at scale.”
Collocations
- long-term strategy
- adopt/implement a strategy
- marketing strategy
Word family
Common mistakes
make a strategy→devise/implement/adopt a strategy
strategy for to reduce→strategy to reduce / strategy for reducing
Say it for a higher band
5plan→6policy→7+strategy
Synonyms
plan
Easily confused
plan
“We have a five-year strategy for growth, not just a short-term marketing plan.”
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