polycentrism

noun

poly·cen·trism ˌpä-lē-ˈsen-ˌtri-zəm

: the existence of many centers of Communist ideological thought

especially : the existence of a number of autonomous national Communist movements

Examples of polycentrism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Once this process starts in a mind-hub positive feedback loops and winner-take-all dynamics drive the system so that polycentrism shifts toward one-hub-to-rule-them-all. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2011

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