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 losers

2 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 state

3 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 division

5 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 Division

8 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.