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strategic
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adjective
relating to or concerned with strategy
strategic weapon
the islands are of strategic importance
strategic considerations
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adjective
highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war
a strategic chess move
strategic withdrawal
strategic bombing missions
rail
Noun
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A rail is a long and thin piece of metal.
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A rail is a long and thin bar along a stairway or path for people to slide their hand along while they walk.
She put her hand on the railing beside the stairs so she wouldn't fall.
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A rail is a surface where trains run on.
The railway stretches across the country.
authority
Noun
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To have authority means to have the power to make a decision.
This judge has the authority to throw you in jail.
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If you are an authority on something, many people think you know very, very much about it.
The Pope is the highest authority in the Catholic church.