strategy \Strat"e*gy\

French stratégie, from Greek strategia, office of a general, from stratgos, general.

n. pl. strat·e·gies

1. The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.
2. The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of large-scale combat operations.
3. A plan of action resulting from strategy or intended to accomplish a specific goal. See Synonyms at plan.
4. The art or skill of using stratagems in endeavors such as politics and business.

conscious \Con"scious\

From Latin conscius : com-, com- + sicre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European Roots.

adj.

1. Having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts. See Synonyms at aware.
2. Mentally perceptive or alert; awake: The patient remained fully conscious after the local anesthetic was administered.
3. Capable of thought, will, or perception: the development of conscious life on the planet.
4. Subjectively known or felt: conscious remorse.
5. Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate: a conscious insult; made a conscious effort to speak more clearly.
6. Inwardly attentive or sensible; mindful: was increasingly conscious of being watched.
7. Especially aware of or preoccupied with. Often used in combination: a cost-conscious approach to further development; a health-conscious diet.

1. In psychoanalysis, the component of waking awareness perceptible by a person at any given instant; consciousness.

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