To use a combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.

A strategy for achieving political or military control.

In order to rule securely, do not allow alliances between your enemies.

(politics) Synonym of divide and conquer

(Ireland, historical) Electoral strategy pursued by the Irish Republican movement in the 1980s and early 1990s, where elections in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were contested by Sinn Féin, while the IRA continued military operations against the British Army and RUC.

(historical) A small traveling circus featuring animals as entertainment. / (idiomatic) Any presentation or display that is overly contrived or intricate.

Mixed black and white.

Alternative form of kit and caboodle

Any one of several soups, served in various Asian cuisines, which are both spicy and sour

To leave abruptly.