divide and rule

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Etymology

Calque of Latin divide et impera.

Verb

divide and rule (third-person singular simple present divides and rules, present participle dividing and ruling, simple past and past participle divided and ruled)

1. (politics) Synonym of divide and conquer.

Synonyms

• divide and conquer

Translations

Divide and conquer

Arabic: فَرِّقْ تَسُدْ (farriq tasud) Chinese: Mandarin: 分而治之 (zh) (fēn'érzhìzhī) Czech: rozděl a panuj Dutch: deel en heers, verdeel en heers Estonian: jaga ja valitse Finnish: hajota ja hallitse (fi) French: diviser pour régner (fr), diviser pour mieux régner (fr) Georgian: დაყავი და იბატონე (ka) (daq̇avi da ibaṭone) German: teile und herrsche Greek: διαίρει και βασίλευε (el) (diaírei kai vasíleve) Icelandic: deila og drottna Korean: 분열시켜 지배하다 (bunyeolsikyeo jibaehada) Latin: divide et impera Lithuanian: skaldyk ir valdyk Persian: تفرقه بینداز و حکومت کن (tafraqe biyandâz o hokumat kon) Polish: dzielić i rządzić impf Portuguese: dividir e governar Russian: разделя́й и вла́ствуй (razdeljáj i vlástvuj) Tajik: тафрақа андозу ҳукумат кун (tafraqa andozu hukumat kun)