divide and conquer

Meaning

Verb

To use a combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim 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.

Noun

1. (uncountable) A strategy for achieving political or military control.
2. (uncountable) An algorithm design technique that solves a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.
3. (uncountable) A phacoemulsification technique in which the nucleus is grooved and divided into halves.

Proverb

In order to rule securely, do not allow alliances between your enemies.

Translations

فَرِّق تَسُد

teile und herrsche

διαίρει και βασίλευε

diviser pour régner

diviser pour mieux regner

dividi e domina

divide et impera

deel en heers

verdeel en heers

divide et impera

dividir e conquistar

divide y vencerás

divide y conquista

Etymology

From Latin divide et impera.

Sentences

Divide and conquer .