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polycentrism

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pol·y·cen·tric  (pl-sntrk)
adj.
1. Having many centers, especially of authority or control: the shift from Soviet-American hegemony to a polycentric world.
2. Having several central parts, such as centrosomes or chromatids.
n.
A polycentric chromosome.

poly·centrism n.

polycentrism [ˌpɒlɪˈsɛntrɪzəm]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (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

polycentrism
the existence of a number of basic guiding principles in the political system of a Communist government. — polycentrist, n., adj.
See also: Communism
the existence of a number of basic guiding principles in the political system of a Communist government.
See also: Politics


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