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noun
1.
the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
2.
the fact of having many centers of authority or importance: the polycentrism of American intellectual life.
Related forms
pol·y·cen·tric, adjective
pol·y·cen·trist, noun, adjective
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