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polycentric

American  
[pol-ee-sen-trik] / ˌpɒl iˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective

  1. having many centers, especially of power or importance.

    the polycentric world of banking.


Etymology

Origin of polycentric

First recorded in 1885–90; poly- + -centric

Example Sentences

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Schmidt and Li said the findings have implications for regional-level planning that are already institutionalized in German and European systems that promote polycentric development as a goal.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2024

“Most other countries … want to create a polycentric or a multipolar world, with no single center of control, in which no one imposes its visions, interests and values on others,” he said on Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022

I think that implies a much more polycentric internet, a much more heterogeneous internet, an internet that mimics the complexity and diversity of our online life, although that has diminished with gentrification.

From The Verge • May 23, 2022

And most corporations have polycentric structures that make them both more flighty than their predecessors and also less appealing as a target for redistribution.

From Slate • May 4, 2018

In the Sino-Soviet rift that developed during the 1960s, Bulgaria continually expressed its allegiance to Moscow and decried the divisiveness that resulted from polycentric attitudes and actions.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.

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