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divide and conquer
phrase(also mainly UKdivide and rule)
a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by causing disagreements among other people so that they are unable to oppose you:
It's just a fact that the principle that underpins any empire is divide and conquer.
He was accused of trying to divide and conquer among fellow executives.
That policy of divide and conquer seems to have backfired.
She actively encouraged conflict. "Divide and conquer" was her motto.
Senate Republicans will never gain a majority as long as their approach to governing is "divide and conquer."
See also
divideverb(DISAGREE)
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