polycentrism
[ pol-ee-sen-triz-uh m ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈsɛn trɪz əm /
noun
the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
the fact of having many centers of authority or importance: the polycentrism of American intellectual life.
Origin of polycentrism
First recorded in 1955–60;
polycentr(ic) +
-ism
OTHER WORDS FROM polycentrism
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British Dictionary definitions for polycentrism
polycentrism
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈsɛntrɪzəm) /
noun
(formerly) the fact, principle, or advocacy of the existence of more than one guiding or predominant ideological or political centre in a political system, alliance, etc, in the Communist world