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polycentrism

noun poly·cen·trism \ ˌpä-lē-ˈsen-ˌtri-zəm \

Definition of polycentrism

: the existence of many centers of Communist ideological thought; especially : the existence of a number of autonomous national Communist movements

First Known Use of polycentrism

1956

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