
divide and rule
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English Dictionarydivide and rulewhen you keep yourself in a position of power by causing disagreements among other people so that they are unable to question your power [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
Idiomsdivide and ruledivide and conquer/rulea 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 by a policy of divide and conquer. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
divide-and-ruledivide-and-conquer/ruledivide 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-and-rule tactics to isolate their opponents. (always before noun)
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