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{{defn|To be removed from the game as a nation or region. Happens if a nation is inactive for twenty-eight days or deleted by moderators or if a ''user-created region'' updates while empty. Nations and regions which cease to exist can be ''refounded''.|term=cease to exist}}
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{{defn|The commander-in-chief of the ''Taijitu Citizens' Militia''.|term=Citizen-Sergeant}}
 
{{defn|The commander-in-chief of the ''Taijitu Citizens' Militia''.|term=Citizen-Sergeant}}

Revision as of 07:11, 8 June 2015

B

ban
To prohibit a nation from returning to a region. Done using regional controls.

banject
Abbreviation of eject and ban.

banjection
See banject.

C

cease to exist
To be removed from the game as a nation or region. Happens if a nation is inactive for twenty-eight days or deleted by moderators or if a user-created region updates while empty. Nations and regions which cease to exist can be refounded.

Citizen Sergeant
The commander-in-chief of the Taijitu Citizens' Militia.
CitSarge
Abbreviation of Citizen-Sergeant.

cross
Abbreviation of crossendorse.

crossendo
Abbreviation of crossendorse.

crossendorse
To endorse all nations endorsing another nation.

CTE
Initialism of cease to exist.

D

defender
A nation or person that liberates or defends regions from hostile forces. Compare invader and raider.

delegate
The World Assembly nation in a region with the most endorsements. Has access to regional controls unless the region’s founder removes them.

DOS
Initialism of delete on sight.

E

eject
To forcibly remove a nation from a region. Done using regional controls.

ejection
See eject.

endo
1.  Abbreviation of endorse.
2.  Abbreviation of endorsement.

endotart
To endorse other nations to receive their endorsements.

F

feeder
A region in which new nations are founded. The current feeders are The Pacific, The North Pacific, The South Pacific, The West Pacific, and The East Pacific. Compare sinker.

fenda
Slang for defender. Usually pejorative.

founder
The nation that founded a user-created region. Usually has access to regional controls.

G

GA
Initialism of General Assembly.

game-created region
A special region that serves a game purpose such as nation creation, resurrection and ejection or being a warzone. Compare user-created region.

GCR
Initialism of game-created region.

General Assembly
Abbreviation of World Assembly General Assembly.

I

imp
Slang for imperialist. Usually pejorative.

influence
A measure of power accumulated by nations in regions. Nations with more endorsements again influence more quickly. Nations with higher influence are harder to eject and can do more as delegate through regional controls.

invader
A nation or person that forcibly captures the delegacy of another region. Compare defender.

J

jump point
A region which updates late, used to store switchers that can deploy to any region which updates earlier.

L

liberation
1.  An operation to recapture a region occupied by invaders and restore native control.
2.  A World Assembly Security Council resolution which removes the ability of a delegate to password a region.

M

major
See major update.

major update
The update which begins at midnight Eastern (US) Time. Compare minor update.

minor
See minor update.

minor update
The update which begins at noon Eastern (US) Time. Compare major update.

multi
To have multiple World Assembly nations at once. Against the rules of NationStates.

N

native
A nation that intends to permanently reside in a region. Has often been in the region for a long time.

P

puppet
A secondary nation that someone controls in addition to their main nation.

R

RMB
Initialism of regional message board.

S

SC
Initialism of Security Council.

Security Council
Abbreviation of World Assembly Security Council.

sinker
A game-created region which nations are refounded in or ejected to. The current sinkers are Balder, Lazarus and Osiris for refoundings and The Rejected Realms for ejections. Compare feeder.

sleeper
A puppet intended to lay hidden in a region and accumulate influence. Compare switcher.

soft power disbursement rating
A monotonic function of a nation’s total influence in all regions.

SPDR
Initialism of soft power disbursement rating.

switcher
A puppet intended to quickly move between regions and join and resign from the World Assembly to allow deploying to multiple regions in a single update. Compare sleeper.

T

Taijitu Citizens’ Militia
The armed forces of the Citizens’ Democracy of Taijitu.

TaiMil
Abbreviation of Taijitu Citizens’ Militia.
tart
Abbreviation of endotart.

The Rejected Realms
The sinker where ejected nations are sent. Nations cannot be banned or ejected from it.

TRR
Initialism of The Rejected Realms.

U

UCR
Initialism of user-created region.

update
The twice-daily process of applying issue answers, validating endorsements and electing delegates.

user-created region
A region founded by a nation. Compare game-created region.

W

WA
Initialism of World Assembly.

WAGA
Initialism of World Assembly General Assembly.

WASC
Initialism of World Assembly Security Council.

WFE
Initialism of world factbook entry.

World Assembly General Assembly
The chamber of the World Assembly that passes resolutions with legal effects on member nations. Compare World Assembly Security Council.

World Assembly Security Council
The chamber of the World Assembly that passes resolutions regarding nations and regions with gameplay effects. Compare World Assembly General Assembly.

world factbook entry
The description that appears at the top of a region’s page. Set using regional controls.