noun
division of administrative responsibilities
A formal business term referring to the allocation of duties among departments or individuals within an organization.
新しい業務分掌に従って、各部署の役割が明確になった。
Following the new division of administrative responsibilities, the roles of each department became clear.
Similar in meaning, but 職務分掌 focuses on individual job duties, while 業務分掌 refers to broader administrative or operational responsibilities.
Compound of 業務 (business, operations) and 分掌 (division of duties). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern corporate and governmental settings.