maneuver vs strategy

maneuver

noun
  • The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. 

  • A controlled (especially skillful) movement taken while steering a vehicle. 

  • A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments. 

  • A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity. 

  • Any strategic or cunning action; a stratagem. 

verb
  • To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position. 

  • To guide, steer, manage purposefully 

  • To intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme 

strategy

noun
  • The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare. 

  • A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal. 

  • The act of strategizing; the development of effective strategies. 

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