I think part of your Google problem is that many of the government type names
are not generally used, at least currently, to represent governments. This
"every empire has a completely different name" is something I've seen in a
number of different gaming histories, but not so much in real history.

On 8/30/2014 8:28 AM, Brett Kruger wrote:
> I was after definitions as well, but this list at least shows me names in use.
>
> Ta,
>
> Brett
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> From:"Thomas Jones-Low" <xxxxxx@gmail.com>
> Date:Sat, 30 Aug, 2014 at 8:54 pm
> Subject:Re: [TML] Request for information on Polities
>
> http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Allegiance_Code/alphabetical
>
>      This has a list of all the Allegiance codes known in Traveller, you can scan
> through for the names you are looking for. Or do you want definitions too?
>
> On 8/30/2014 3:59 AM, Brett Kruger wrote:
>  > Hi Folks,
>  >
>  > I'm hoping someone on the list can help me out as me google-fu is currently
>  > failing me.
>  >
>  > I'm putting together a game set in TNE and I'm creating a list of pocket empires
>  > around the players area of operation.  My problem is finding a list of polity
>  > names and the political structure that goes with them (i.e. the generic part of
>  > allegiance codes like empire, hirate, league, etc.. and how that works).  The
>  > closest I've come is the following web sites;
>  >
>  > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_division
>  > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire
>  >
>  > I know I can go on Traveller Map and look up the polity name types one by one
>  > but I was hoping for something quicker.  Anyone a political major or similar
>  > that can point me in the right direction?
>  >
>  > Cheers,
>  >
>  > Brett.
>  >
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