Usually means: Multiple centers of power, authority.
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  1. polycentrism: Merriam-Webster
  2. polycentrism: Collins English Dictionary
  3. polycentrism: Wiktionary
  4. polycentrism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. polycentrism: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  6. polycentrism: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. polycentrism: Dictionary.com
  8. polycentrism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (polycentrism)

noun:  a political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control
noun:  (genetics) (of a chromosomes, etc) the existence of multiple central parts
noun:  the existence of more than one culture in a particular country or region

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