Imagex, you want a regulator of some sort. Two type available - linear and switching. Linear are cheap and simple normally it's a 3 pin package, only thing to worry about is heat. Switching put out a lot less heat put are slightly more expensive and are more complicated, you can find some fairly well integrated units with about 10 pins which would do the job. without too much external circuitry.
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