— polycentric , adj. — polycentrist , n. , adj.
/pol'ee sen"triz euhm/ , n.
1. the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, esp. Communism.
2. the fact of having many centers of authority or importance: the polycentrism of American intellectual life.
[ 1955-60; POLYCENTR(IC) + -ISM ]