- divide and rule (or conquer)
- divide and rule (or conquer)maintain control over subordinates or opponents by encouraging dissent between them so that they do not unite in opposition.→ divide
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divide and rule (or conquer)
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divide and rule — ► divide and rule (or conquer) maintain control over opponents by encouraging a disunity that makes their opposition ineffective. Main Entry: ↑divide … English terms dictionary
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Divide and rule — For the collection of novellas by L. Sprague de Camp, see Divide and Rule (collection). In politics and sociology, divide and rule (derived from Latin: divide et impera) (also known as divide and conquer) is a combination of political, military… … Wikipedia
divide and rule — divide and conquer/rule a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by making the people under you disagree with each other so that they are unable to join together and remove you from your position. A small minority have continued to govern … New idioms dictionary
divide and rule — verb To gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy. Syn: divide and conquer … Wiktionary
divide and conquer — ► divide and rule (or conquer) maintain control over opponents by encouraging a disunity that makes their opposition ineffective. Main Entry: ↑divide … English terms dictionary
Divide and conquer — (derived from the Latin saying Divide et impera) may refer to: Divide and rule, in politics, sociology and economics, a strategy to gain or maintain power Defeat in detail, in warfare, a tactical maneuver to efficiently deal with a numerous… … Wikipedia
divide and conquer — (or rule) the policy of maintaining control over one s subordinates or subjects by encouraging dissent between them * * * divide and conquer (or divide and rule) : to make a group of people disagree and fight with one another so that they will… … Useful english dictionary
divide-and-conquer — divide and conquer/rule divide and conquer/rule a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by making the people under you disagree with each other so that they are unable to join together and remove you from your position. They used divide… … New idioms dictionary
divide and conquer — divide and conquer/rule a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by making the people under you disagree with each other so that they are unable to join together and remove you from your position. A small minority have continued to govern … New idioms dictionary
