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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Effectively managing authoritarian challengers such as China will require a division of labor among allies, not the pretense of lockstep coordination.
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Mark Hannah, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
The solution to this dilemma was a division of labor, where the United States provided firepower and money to allies like Raziq, who did the dirty work.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said earlier this week that the growth in Chinese EV and solar exports is conducive to green development globally and the result of the international division of labor and market demand.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune Asia, 5 Apr. 2024
Researchers at Intel's Bangalore branch are obviously firm believers in the division of labor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010
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Mark Hannah, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
The solution to this dilemma was a division of labor, where the United States provided firepower and money to allies like Raziq, who did the dirty work.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said earlier this week that the growth in Chinese EV and solar exports is conducive to green development globally and the result of the international division of labor and market demand.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune Asia, 5 Apr. 2024
Researchers at Intel's Bangalore branch are obviously firm believers in the division of labor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010
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“Division of labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/division%20of%20labor. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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