nonstrategic
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnstrəˈtɛdʒɪk/
:
no estratégico
- The company decided to divest its nonstrategic assets to focus on its main business goals.
Examples
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According to at least one estimate (Cascio 1995), some downsizing organizations replace up to 20 percent of employees they have dismissed as a result of blind, nonstrategic dismissal.
Academic text (1996) -
South Sudanese asked the US for help, but current administration's policy is to deny aid to any nonstrategic allies.
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They stated that "the time has come to stop penalizing American business interests" and believe that "strategic, economic, and humanitarian interests argue for prompt removal of the U.S. embargo on nonstrategic trade with Vietnam."
Academic text (1992) -
During the meeting, the manager emphasized that nonstrategic tasks were diverting resources from key projects.
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He suggested eliminating the nonstrategic initiatives to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
Synonyms
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Not serious or urgent and not part of a dangerous situation
Not planned or useful for reaching long-term goals
Not playing an important or deciding role in a result
Not important for the main result
Antonyms
How Strategic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonstrategic is built from non- meaning 'not' and strategic from strategy, which means 'a plan or long-term goal'. So nonstrategic means 'not part of an important plan', which is why companies call small assets 'nonstrategic' when they want to focus on their main business.