Document:Taijitu Citizens' Militia Glossary

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

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.

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.

minor

See minor update.

minor update

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

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 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.

World Assembly Security Council

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

world factbook entry

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