Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - strategic

 adjective  Date: 1825  1. of, relating to, or marked by strategy a ~ retreat  2.  a. necessary to or important in the initiation, conduct, or completion of a ~ plan  b. required for the conduct of war and not available in adequate quantities domestically ~ materials  c. of great importance within an integrated whole or to a planned effect emphasized ~ points  3. designed or trained to strike an enemy at the sources of its military, economic, or political power a ~ bomber  • ~al adjective  • ~ally adverb