PLAN OF ACTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A plan for actively doing something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("plan of action" is a kind of...):

plan; program; programme (a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished)

Meronyms (parts of "plan of action"):

end; goal (the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plan of action"):

play (a preset plan of action in team sports)

policy (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group)

battle plan (plan for conducting a battle)

system (a procedure or process for obtaining an objective)

maneuver; manoeuvre; tactic; tactics (a plan for attaining a particular goal)

scheme; strategy (an elaborate and systematic plan of action)

itinerary; travel plan (a proposed route of travel)