"divide and rule" meaning in English

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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "divide et impera"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "deel en heers"
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "verdeel en heers"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "jaga ja valitse"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "hajota ja hallitse"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "diviser pour régner"
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          "roman": "daq̇avi da ibaṭone",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "დაყავი და იბატონე"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "teile und herrsche"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diaírei kai vasíleve",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "διαίρει και βασίλευε"
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          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "deila og drottna"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bunyeolsikyeo jibaehada",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "분열시켜 지배하다"
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "skaldyk ir valdyk"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "tafraqe biyandâz o hokumat kon",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
          "word": "تفرقه بینداز و حکومت کن"
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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",
          "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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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",
      "word": "hajota ja hallitse"
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      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daq̇avi da ibaṭone",
      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
      "word": "დაყავი და იბატონე"
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      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "roman": "diaírei kai vasíleve",
      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "roman": "bunyeolsikyeo jibaehada",
      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
      "word": "분열시켜 지배하다"
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      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "roman": "tafraqe biyandâz o hokumat kon",
      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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      "roman": "tafraqa andozu hukumat kun",
      "sense": "Divide and conquer",
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