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conquer
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divide and conquer/rule
a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by making the people under you disagree with each other so that they are unable to join together and remove you from your position. A small minority have continued to govern by a policy of divide and conquer.
See also: divide, rule

divide-and-conquer/rule

divide and conquer/rule - a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by making the people under you disagree with each other so that they are unable to join together and remove you from your position. They used divide-and-rule tactics to isolate their opponents. (always before noun)
See also: rule
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As I mentioned in a previous column ("Immortality," February 13, 2004), in Beyond Therapy, the council assessed a wide range of supposed developments in biotechnology--from attempts to make "better babies" through embryo screening to efforts to recast aging as a conquerable disease.
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Michael Jackson's attempted comeback, ``Invincible,'' proved to be only too conquerable despite Sony's supposed $30 million expenditure on the disc.
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Counselors can present weaknesses or areas for improvement as conquerable challenges that can be mastered (Silverman, 1989; Whitmore & Maker, 1985).
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