polycentrism
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the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
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the fact of having many centers of authority or importance.
the polycentrism of American intellectual life.
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Origin of polycentrism
First recorded in 1955–60; polycentr(ic) + -ism
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Willy-nilly, Moscow is more committed to "polycentrism," while Peking still demands greater discipline among the Asian Communist parties in its domain.
From Time Magazine Archive
The latest word is "polycentrism," meaning that there can be several headquarters of Communist thought and leadership.
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Italian Communist Leader Palmiro Togliatti has already coined the word for this state of affairs: polycentrism.
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It would sunder the Communist bloc, nearly all of whose members have embraced "polycentrism" as the correct philosophy for relations between Communist countries and Russia.
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