strategist
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strategist
A person who is able to develop long-term plans and coordinate actions in order to achieve an overarching goal, especially in the military, political, or economic sphere.
Als kluger Stratege erkannte der Manager die Marktlücke und passte die Unternehmensausrichtung an.
As a clever strategist, the manager recognized the gap in the market and adjusted the company's direction.
'Stratege' (strategist) is an N-declension noun. This means that it takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular. Learners often forget this.
Wir müssen den Plan mit dem Strategen besprechen.
We need to discuss the plan with the strategist.
The word 'Stratege' (strategist) belongs to the word family of 'die Strategie' (the strategy/plan) and 'strategisch' (strategic). If you know these words, you can work out the meaning more easily.
Er entwickelte eine brillante Strategie für das Marketing.
He developed a brilliant strategy for the marketing.
A strategist is often described with adjectives such as 'klug' (clever), 'brillant' (brilliant), 'erfahren' (experienced), or 'genial' (ingenious). The word is often found in the fields of business, politics, and the military.
Er gilt als brillanter politischer Stratege.
He is considered a brilliant political strategist.
politician
'der Politiker' and 'der Stratege' can both refer to a person who plans cleverly and acts tactically. With 'Politiker', the role in politics is usually the main focus. In a figurative sense, it can also mean someone who skillfully pursues their goals within an organization. 'Stratege' places more emphasis on the ability to plan long-term and think several steps ahead. The word is not limited to politics; it also fits business, the military, or other areas. 'Politiker' describes more the role or tactical behavior, while 'Stratege' describes the ability to plan.
Der Trainer ist ein guter Stratege und plant das Spiel schon Tage vorher.
The coach is a good strategist and plans the game days in advance.
Im Team gilt sie als Politikerin, weil sie vor jeder Entscheidung viele Gespräche führt.
On the team, she is considered a politician because she has many conversations before every decision.