play - a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team"

plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

policy - a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"

battle plan - plan for conducting a battle

system - a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"

manoeuvre, tactic, maneuver - a plan for attaining a particular goal

scheme, strategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of action

travel plan, itinerary - a proposed route of travel

goal, end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"