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divide and conquer
- ▪ the policy of maintaining control over one's subordinates or opponents by encouraging dissent between them, thereby preventing them from uniting in opposition
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Divide and rule
Strategy in politics and sociology for stabilizing anti-democratic, illegitimate rule over people
Divide and rule, or divide and conquer, in politics refers to an entity gaining and maintaining political power by using divisive measures. This includes the exploitation of existing divisions within a political group by its political opponents, and also the deliberate creation or strengthening of such divisions. Wikipedia
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