Division of labour of state organs
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The division of labour of state organs is a Marxist–Leninist principle of communist state governance that delineates how the supreme state organ of power (SSOP), as the sole holder of unified power, delegates its powers to inferior state organs. Under this principle, the SSOP delegates specific functions, called the division of labour, to inferior, specialized state organs to ensure administrative efficiency while maintaining the unified nature of the state. This arrangement is the practical application of democratic centralism to the unified state apparatus, ensuring that while various organs perform distinct roles, they remain part of a single vertical chain of command strictly subordinate to the SSOP. This contrasts with systems based on independent branches of government as in the separation of power and fusion of power, as the division is purely administrative and does not create separate, co-equal centers of power.