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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Within the firm’s division of labor, Martínez-Ward focuses on the negotiation process, while her husband handles trials in court.
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Sarah Moreno
march 11, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
But the division of labor was clear.
—Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
Life is full of necessary but mundane tasks, and in a domestic partnership, division of labor—who is doing the cooking, who is cleaning, who's got a handle on laundry—always comes up.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 27 Feb. 2026
The conversation also explores the prospect of human-AI collaboration, with the AI proposing a division of labor in which the filmmaker provides ideas while the machine supplies computational power.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Moreno
march 11, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
But the division of labor was clear.
—Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
Life is full of necessary but mundane tasks, and in a domestic partnership, division of labor—who is doing the cooking, who is cleaning, who's got a handle on laundry—always comes up.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 27 Feb. 2026
The conversation also explores the prospect of human-AI collaboration, with the AI proposing a division of labor in which the filmmaker provides ideas while the machine supplies computational power.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for division of labor
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“Division of labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/division%20of%20labor. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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