分ぶん割かつ統とう治ち

noun

divide and rule; divide and conquer

A political or military strategy of maintaining control by breaking up larger concentrations of power into smaller, more manageable groups. Often used in historical and geopolitical contexts.

• 帝てい国こくは分ぶん割かつ統とう治ちの政せい策さくを用もちいて植しょく民みん地ちを支し配はいした。

  The empire ruled its colonies using a policy of divide and rule.

• 分ぶん割かつ統とう治ちは、敵てき対たいする勢せい力りょくを互たがいに争あらそわせることで支し配はいを容よう易いにする。

  Divide and conquer makes control easier by setting opposing forces against each other.