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stratagem

/ˈstrætədʒəm/noun

उच्चारण स्ट्रैटजम

चाल, युक्ति, दाँव-पेंच, छल-योजना

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noun
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    [C] formal

    a trick or plan that you use to gain an advantage or to trick an opponent

    चाल, युक्ति, दाँव-पेंच, छल-योजना

    • Shivaji used clever stratagems to defeat larger armies.
    • Her illness was only a stratagem to avoid the meeting.

    Synonyms ploy ruse scheme trick manoeuvre

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strategy noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

ploy ruse scheme trick manoeuvre

?Which word?

Do not confuse stratagem (a single clever trick) and strategy (an overall plan to achieve a goal).

Stratagem (एक चालाक चाल) और strategy (किसी लक्ष्य को पाने की समग्र योजना) में भ्रमित न हों।