strategischer

Strategischer is the German comparative form of the adjective strategisch, meaning related to strategy or more strategic. It functions as an attribute or as part of a comparative construction to indicate a higher level of strategic quality or importance. In standard usage it appears in business, military, politics and policy discourse, and is combined with nouns to describe strategic plans, decisions, or positions (for example, ein strategischer Plan or strategischer Wandel). It can also appear in comparisons: Dieser Ansatz ist strategischer als jener.

Etymology and related terms: The form derives from strategisch, which in turn comes from Strategie (strategy), related to the Greek-rooted concept of strategy and its Latin descendents. The German noun Strategie exists alongside related terms such as Strategische Planung (strategic planning) and Strategisches Management (strategic management).

Usage notes: In declension, strategischer is the typical attributive form before masculine singular nouns after definite articles (Der strategische Plan) and adjusts with gender, number, and case like other adjectives. In comparative phrases, it can take forms such as strategischer, strategischere (more strategic), depending on the grammatical context and emphasis. In translations, strategischer is usually rendered as “more strategic” or, when used as a straightforward modifier of a noun, simply as “strategic.”

See also: Strategie; Strategische Planung; Strategisches Management; Strategischer Partner.