divide and rule
 

* 1.separate in order to control

2.strategy of keeping a people or enemy separated into small groups in order to dominate them and prevent effective resistance

English Related Words* 48-hour rule

* 90-90 rule

* a fool and his money are soon parted

* a hundred and one

* a lick and a promise

* a matter of life and death

* a priori and a posteriori

* a time to weep and a time to laugh

* abegg's rule

* about this and that

* above and beyond

* above and beyond the call of duty

* absolute priority rule

* abstract-type and scheme-definition language

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