course of action



course of action

the procedures or sequence of actions that someone will follow to accomplish a goal. I plan to follow a course of action that will produce the best results. The board planned a course of action that would reduce costs and eliminate employees.
See also: action, course, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mihammad-Arabic
Augustaow-GUWS-tah (German, Polish), ow-GOOS-tah (Italian), ə-GUS-tə (English)German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Waheed-Arabic
Prunellaproo-NEL-əEnglish (Rare)
MordecaiMAWR-də-kie (English)Biblical, Hebrew
Chidike-Western African, Igbo