a condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist 多元化;多元制 ■a political theory or system of power-sharing among a number of political parties 多党论;多党制 ■a theory or system of devolution and autonomy for individual bodies in preference to monolithic state control (不选择大一统国家控制的)个体放权自治论;个体放权自治制 ■a form of society in which the members of minority groups maintain their independent cultural traditions 多元文化社会 ■(Philosophy)a theory or system that recognizes more than one ultimate principle (哲)多元论;多元制。 比较 monism
the practice of holding more than one office or Church benefice at a time 兼职