divided and conquered
Separated and defeated
Divided and conquered describes having defeated an opponent by breaking them into smaller, weaker parts that can't mount unified resistance.
The strategy appears in military, political, and business contexts: The empire divided and conquered the tribal nations by exploiting their rivalries.
In computing, divide-and-conquer algorithms solve problems by breaking them into simpler subproblems.
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- power playStrategic leverage attempt
- segmentationDivision into sections
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- isolationComplete separation from others
fragmentation · Machiavellianism · playing both sides · disunity · Balkanization · partitioning · wedge issue · tribalism · subjugation · factionalism · splinter group · exploitation · polarization · us versus them · rivalry · decentralization · marginalization · discord
divided and conqueredunited we stand
Motto of collective strength
solidarity · united front · strength in numbers · banded together · coalition
divided and conqueredrepelled
Drove away forcefully
unconquered · undefeated · indomitable · impregnable · strength in numbers
divided and conqueredunited we stand
Motto of collective strength
solidarity · unified front · closing ranks · circling the wagons · coalition building
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