division of labor

[ dih-vizh-uhn uhv ley-ber ]

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noun

Economics.

a production process in which a worker or group of workers is assigned a specialized task in order to increase efficiency.

division of labor

Dividing a job into many specialized parts, with a single worker or a few workers assigned to each part. Division of labor is important to mass production .

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First recorded in 1770–80

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And so he devised a division of labor system, which he called parataxonomy.

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“And there was no division of labor.”

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How did you coordinate the division of labor with the special effects team?

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And could the increasing division of labor come with unforeseen limitations?

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Both parties have colluded over decades to ignore this basic division of labor.

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