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In contrast to division of work, division of labour is the specialization of an individual workers' or organizations' skills, through education, training, and practice.
Division is defined as separation or a difference of opinion. 1  An example of division is when you break up a set of bookends into two pieces. 2  An example of division is when people within a political party disagree about the passage of a bill.  a dividing or being divided; separation.