"holacracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: holacracies [plural]
Etymology: hol- + -cracy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hol|cracy}} hol- + -cracy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} holacracy (countable and uncountable, plural holacracies)
  1. (business, often capitalized) A decentralised system of organizational governance with autonomous and symbiotic teams. Wikipedia link: holacracy Tags: capitalized, countable, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Business Synonyms: Holacracy

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