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1 division
division [dɪ'vɪʒən](a) (splitting up → of territory, property, family, work, inheritance) division f; (→ of kingdom) démembrement m; (→ of land) morcellement m; (→ of party) division f, scission f(b) (sharing out) partage m;∎ the division of labour la division du travail;∎ the division of responsibility le partage des responsabilités(c) (section → of company, organization) division f; (→ of scale, thermometer) graduation f; Law (→ of court) section f; (compartment → in box, bag) compartiment m(e) Mathematics division f∎ class divisions divisions fpl entre les classes, divisions fpl sociales;∎ the motorway forms a division between the two halves of the city l'autoroute sépare la ville en deux(g) (dissension) division f(h) British Politics = vote officiel à la Chambre des communes (pour lequel les députés se répartissent dans les deux "division lobbies");∎ a division will be necessary il faudra procéder à un vote;∎ the bill was passed without division le projet de loi a été adopté sans qu'on ait procédé à un vote;∎ to carry a division avoir ou remporter la majorité des voix;∎ to come to a division procéder à un vote;∎ to call a division annoncer un vote;∎ to call for a division on sth demander que qch soit soumis à un vote►► British Politics division bell = sonnerie à la Chambre des communes prévenant les députés qu'il faut venir voter;British Politics division lobby = nom des deux salles dans lesquelles les députés britanniques se répartissent pour voter;Mathematics division sign symbole m de division -
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1 noun∎ the ecology lobby le lobby écologiste;∎ yesterday's lobby of parliament la pression exercée hier sur le parlement;∎ the nurses' lobby for increased pay la pression exercée par les infirmières pour obtenir une augmentation de salaire∎ division lobbies = vestibules où passent les députés lorsqu'ils se divisent pour voterfaire campagne;∎ he has been lobbying hard in recent weeks il a mené une campagne intensive ces dernières semaines;∎ ecologists are lobbying for the closure of the plant les écologistes font pression pour obtenir la fermeture de la centrale;∎ he's being paid to lobby on behalf of the dairy farmers il est payé par les producteurs laitiers pour défendre leurs intérêts(person, parliament) faire pression sur;∎ a group of teachers came to lobby the minister un groupe d'enseignants est venu faire pression sur le ministre
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