The art or practice of planning the future direction or outcome of something; the formulation or implementation of a plan, scheme, or course of…

spec. Behaviour according to unstated rules of strategy; manoeuvring with a view to covert goals; strategizing.

U.S. colloquial (humorous or depreciative). Strategy; (originally) political strategy (cf. strategy, n. 4b). Also as a count noun: a strategy.