division of labor
noun phrase
: the breakdown of labor into its components and their distribution among different persons, groups, or machines to increase productive efficiency
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McNamara said his experience in the Marine Corps is helpful in establishing division of labor and using a chain of command and coordinating different functions for a common goal along with developing organizational strategies and goals.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
For the Post’s editorial board to disdain substantial Chinese production for the rest of the world is for those same editorialists to disdain the division of labor that is at the root of all productive advance.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
This division of labor would create a more seamless, cost-efficient interaction for users.
—Wei Duan, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
There are questions about the division of labor between Noem and Tom Homan, who Trump tapped to be his border czar.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
For the Post’s editorial board to disdain substantial Chinese production for the rest of the world is for those same editorialists to disdain the division of labor that is at the root of all productive advance.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
This division of labor would create a more seamless, cost-efficient interaction for users.
—Wei Duan, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
There are questions about the division of labor between Noem and Tom Homan, who Trump tapped to be his border czar.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Division of labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/division%20of%20labor. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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