strategic vs tactical
Definitions
adjective
- highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war
- relating to or concerned with strategy
Examples
The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange.
One could argue that such a missile defence system would bring about the abandonment of ballistic missiles as strategic weapons.
We must remember that the prime motive for Housmann's boulevards and circuses was to ensure that a strategically placed cannon could fire down many streets, quelling the citizens who were periodically disposed to revolution.
Definitions
adjective
- of or pertaining to tactic or tactics
Examples
Thus, they determine the feasibility of strategic and tactical plans.
He spent some time expressing his preference, for tactical reasons, for smaller neutron bombs before developing his argument.
In Admiral Spruance, it had found one of the Pacific War's most effective tactical naval commanders.
