"divide and rule" meaning in English

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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "rozděl a panuj"
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "jaga ja valitse"
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "diviser pour régner"
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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          "roman": "daq̇avi da ibaṭone",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "დაყავი და იბატონე"
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "teile und herrsche"
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          "roman": "diaírei kai vasíleve",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "διαίρει και βασίλευε"
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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          "roman": "bunyeolsikyeo jibaehada",
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "skaldyk ir valdyk"
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          "roman": "tafraqe biyandâz o hokumat kon",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "تفرقه بینداز و حکومت کن"
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          "word": "dzielić i rządzić"
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "dividir e governar"
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          "roman": "razdeljáj i vlástvuj",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "разделя́й и вла́ствуй"
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          "roman": "tafraqa andozu hukumat kun",
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      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "roman": "razdeljáj i vlástvuj",
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