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| − | * '''Sub-polities''' are members of a polity or supra-polity. They have given considerable sovereignty | + | * '''Sub-polities''' are members of a polity or supra-polity. They have often been given considerable sovereignty over their governing powers. Some think of them as states, provinces, domains, or sub-groupings within a nation-state. |
* '''Polities''' are a standard government or interest group, consisting of various numbers of members. They range from [[World-State]]s to [[Hyper-Power]]s although hyperpowers generally form Supra-polities. Sometimes called ''meso-polities''. | * '''Polities''' are a standard government or interest group, consisting of various numbers of members. They range from [[World-State]]s to [[Hyper-Power]]s although hyperpowers generally form Supra-polities. Sometimes called ''meso-polities''. | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 30 October 2016
A polity may be any group that organizes for political purposes.
- This includes organizations, institutions, and many other kinds of interest groups.
- Please note that a polity does not necessarily indicate a government.
Description (Specifications)
Polities may cleave upon any number of binding factors such as:
- Cultural identification
- Geographic identification
- Historical identification
- Racial identification (genetic)
- Religious identification
- etc.
Polity Types
- Sub-polities are members of a polity or supra-polity. They have often been given considerable sovereignty over their governing powers. Some think of them as states, provinces, domains, or sub-groupings within a nation-state.
- Polities are a standard government or interest group, consisting of various numbers of members. They range from World-States to Hyper-Powers although hyperpowers generally form Supra-polities. Sometimes called meso-polities.
- Supra-polities are overarching polities that create a grouping of more conventional polities, usually to resist the advances of a larger polity. Many to most super- and hyper-powers form supra-polities.
History & Background (Dossier)
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| # | Size Descriptor (Power) | Type (Sovereignty) | Allegiance Code | Ling. Descriptor (State) | Comparitive Descriptor | World/s | Range | Remarks / Notes / Examples
(Polarity) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | World-State
(Petty Power) |
Non-Aligned Power
(Improbable Sovereignty) |
NaXX | Micro State
(Micro Nation) |
Petty Power | 1 | World | Non-polar
(Terran Conflict Analogy: Unrecognized. No mention. Not newsworthy. Andorra, Malta, etc.) [Typically Client states] |
| 2. | Pocket Empire
(Lesser Power) |
Independent Power
(Possible Sovereignty) |
4ltr Allegiance Code | Mini State | Small Power
(Smaller Power) |
2+ (2 to 24) |
1+ Subsector/s | Sub-polar
(Terran Conflict Analogy: 3rd World Africa) [Typically Client states] |
| 3. | Minor Power
(Smaller Power) |
Independent Power
(Probable Sovereignty) |
4ltr Allegiance Code | Minor State | Lesser Power | 25+ (25-49) |
1+ Subsector/s | Quad- or Multi-polar
(Terran Conflict Analogy: 2nd World Asian Tigers, Portugal, etc.) [Typically Client states] |
| 4. | Major Power
(Great Power) |
Independent Power
(Sovereign) |
4ltr Allegiance Code | State (Conventional)
|
Great Power
(Meso-power) |
50+ (50-99) |
Several Subsectors to 1+ Sectors | Tri- or Multi-polar
(Terran Conflict Analogy: 1st World France, Germany, Japan, etc.) [Mostly Independent] |
| 5. | Super Power
(Greater Power) |
Independent Power
(Sovereign) |
4ltr Allegiance Code | Major State | Greater Power | 100+ (100-999) |
Several Subsectors to 1+ Sectors | Bi- or Multi-polar
(Terran Conflict Analogy: Cold War: USA vs. USSR superpowers) [Almost always Independent] |
| 6. | Hyper Power
(Greatest Power) |
Independent Power
(Sovereign) |
4ltr Allegiance Code | Macro State
Hyper State |
Greatest Power
(Mega-power) |
1,000+ (1,000+) |
Multi-sector | Uni- or Multi-polar
(Terran Conflict Analogy: Clear dominance: USA, Ancient China, Roman Empire, etc. hyperpower) [Always Independent] |
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science