گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'divide and conquer'

1 general:: Phrase(s): divide and conquer to cause the enemy to divide and separate into two or more factions, and then move in to conquer all of them. • Mary thought she could divide and conquer the board of directors, but they had survived such tactics many times, and her efforts failed. • Sam led his men to divide and conquer the enemy platoon, and his strategy succeeded.

2 general:: Also, divide and govern or rule. Win by getting one's opponents to fight among themselves. For example, Divide and conquer was once a very successful policy in sub-Saharan Africa. This expression is a translation of the Latin maxim, Divide et impera ("divide and rule"), and began to appear in English about 1600.