- division
- /di'vIZFn/ noun
1 SEPARATING (C, U) the act of dividing something into different parts or the way it is divided(+ between): the division between public and private life (+ of sth into): the division of people into winners and losers2 SHARING (countable,) the act of dividing something so that it can be shared or the way it is divided(+ of sth between): the division of power between church and state3 DISAGREEMENT (C, U) a disagreement among the members of a group, especially one that makes them form smaller groups: There are deep divisions in the party over Europe.4 MATHEMATICS (U) the process of finding out how many times one number is contained in another—compare multiplication (1), —see also: long division5 PART OF AN ORGANIZATION (C) a large part of an organization, company etc, consisting of several smaller parts: I work in the Computer Services Division.6 SPORT (C) BrE one of the groups of teams that a sports competition, especially football, is divided into: the First/Second Division: Brighton play in the Second Division.7 ARMY (C) a part of an army larger than a brigade (1): the Guards Division8 IN PARLIAMENT (C) technical a process in which members of the British parliament vote for something by dividing into groups: MP's forced a division on the bill.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.