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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVISION OF LABOUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVISION OF LABOUR

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Division of labour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIVISION OF LABOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

division of labour

Division of labour

The division of labour is the specialization of cooperating individuals who perform specific tasks and roles. Because of the large amount of labour saved by giving workers specialized tasks in Industrial Revolution-era factories, classical economists such as Adam Smith and mechanical engineers such as Charles Babbage were proponents of division of labour. Also, having workers perform single or limited tasks eliminated the long training period required to train craftsmen, who were replaced with lesser paid but more productive unskilled workers. Historically, an increasingly complex division of labour is associated with the growth of total output and trade, the rise of capitalism, and of the complexity of industrialised processes. The concept and implementation of division of labour has been observed in ancient Sumerian culture, where assignment of jobs in some cities coincided with an increase in trade and economic interdependence. In addition to trade and economic interdependence, division of labour generally increases both producer and individual worker productivity.

Definition of division of labour in the English dictionary

The definition of division of labour in the dictionary is a system of organizing the manufacture of an article in a series of separate specialized operations, each of which is carried out by a different worker or group of workers.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVISION OF LABOUR

divinization
divinize
divisibility
divisible
divisibleness
division
division bell
division lobby
division sign
divisional
divisional coin
Divisional Court
divisionally
divisionary
divisionism
divisionist
divisive
divisively
divisiveness
divisor

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVISION OF LABOUR

belabour
bonded labour
casual labour
child labour
direct labour
emotional labour
forced labour
free labour
harbour
hard labour
immigrant labour
indirect labour
labour
manual labour
New Labour
organized labour
overlabour
skilled labour
slave labour
sweated labour
tabour

Synonyms and antonyms of division of labour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «division of labour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVISION OF LABOUR

Find out the translation of division of labour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of division of labour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «division of labour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分工
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

división del trabajo
570 millions of speakers

English

division of labour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

श्रम विभाजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقسيم العمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Разделение труда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

divisão do trabalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্রম বিভাজন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

division du travail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pembahagian kerja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeitsteilung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

分業
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Divisi pegawe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân công lao động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உழைப்புப் பிரிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्रमाची विभागणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Işbölümü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

divisione del lavoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Podział pracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Поділ праці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diviziune a muncii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταμερισμός της εργασίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdeling van arbeid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbetsfördelning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arbeidsdeling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of division of labour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVISION OF LABOUR»

The term «division of labour» is regularly used and occupies the 95.316 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVISION OF LABOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about division of labour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVISION OF LABOUR»

Discover the use of division of labour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to division of labour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Division of Labor in Society
In this momentous challenge to the economic theories of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim presents a visionary reconception of the social structures for production and allocation that are the cornerstones of capitalism.
Emile Durkheim, 1997
2
Social Class and the Division of Labour: Essays in Honour of ...
This volume demonstrates that social divisions and conflicts can only be understood in light of an elaborated analysis of the division of labour.
Anthony Giddens, Gavin MacKenzie, 1982
3
Patriarchy and Accumulation On A World Scale: Women in the ...
This now classic book traces the social origins of the sexual division of labor.
Maria Mies, 1998
4
Towards a Democratic Division of Labour in Europe?: The ...
Explains the historical evolution of the division of labour in modern welfare states. This book develops three policy models to illustrate how a democratic division of labour can be conceived in the long-term.
W. van Dongen, 2009
5
The RSS and the BJP: A Division of Labour
This poses a grave danger to Indian democracy and secularism.What was the role of the Hindutva forces in the struggle against the British?What links did Gandhiji's killer Nathuram Godse have with the RSS?How did the political arm of the RSS ...
Abdul Gafoor Abdul Majeed Noorani, 2000
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The New Division of Labour: Emerging Forms of Work ...
The New Division of Labor: Emerging Forms of Work Organization in International Perspective.
Wolfgang Littek, Tony Charles, 1995
7
Race, Class and the Changing Division of Labour Under Apartheid
Owen Crankshaw. arguethatit wastheoutcomeofthe historically specificbalance ofpower and classinterests that existed betweenemployers, white labour andthestate in the 1960sand1970s. Followingtheexample of employerstheworld over, ...
Owen Crankshaw, 2002
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Gender, work, and medicine: women and the medical division ...
. . . This book is a substantial contribution to the literature on the organization of work within and between health-care occupations. Wegar's provocative concluding essay places the diverse chapters in a broader theoretical framework. . .
Elianne Riska, Katarina Wegar, 1993
9
Wealth of Nations
Had this state continued, the wages of labour would have augmented with all those improvements in its productive powers, to which the division of labour gives occasion. All things would gradually have become cheaper. They would have ...
Adam Smith, Charles J. Bullock, 2007
10
Gender, Welfare State and the Market: Towards a New Division ...
This volume represents the present state of the art in theoretical debate in welfare state scholarship, drawing on research from western Europe, North America and Japan.
Thomas Boje, Arnlaug Leira, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVISION OF LABOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term division of labour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Post-politics and the future of the left
Division of labour is efficient, and it ensures that not everyone has to be involved in every decision. There are lots of people with neither the ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
2
Empowering Women for Social, Economic Growth
According to Studies, sexual division of labour are generally categorized into three: productive, reproductive, and community activities. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Fabian Cancellara fittingly exits in yellow after carnage of Tour de …
A sport with a rigid division of labour, yet where only one person stands atop the podium. A sport where they literally ride together all day, but ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Maharashtra revises disaster management plan, separate strategy …
... women are more vulnerable during disasters because they have less access to resources, are victims of gendered division of labour, and are ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
5
Healthy fast food
Economist Adam Smith had developed the concept of division of labour. Fast food has brought this division into the kitchen. A lesser number of ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
6
Abettors of abuse
This could be looked on as division of labour, but it was also a segregation of labour, and a caste system. If you were born into a family of ... «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»
7
Asha Jaoar Majhe (Labour of Love, Bengali)
And the sharing of daily rituals, the division of labour so to speak—be it praying, hanging clothes out to dry or putting the change in the ... «Outlook, Jul 15»
8
Highlights from this week's Investors Chronicle
Slower growth in world trade betokens a slowdown in the progress of the international division of labour, which limits economic growth — and if ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
9
David Bowie's anti-racist Let's Dance video brought outback to a …
Creatively, Mallet says, the division of labour was about even – though Bowie took responsibility for the physicality of his screen performances, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
10
Dixons Carphone confounds merger sceptics
“There are issues and things that we have had to work out [but] most importantly we have had a very clear division of labour in what we are ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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