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With An n-Foot Pole

Corporations sometimes need to distance themselves from certain markets or products. While this is sometimes a matter of dishonesty, although this is rarely the case in our Imperial business community, more commonly it's a simple matter of protecting reputational assets, either those of the company or those of

Apr 25, 2026

A Core Economic Dictionary

At Arm's Length

comprador: A native contract supplier for one or more interstellar corporations abroad. Usually subordinate to the responsibleĀ factor. In Imperial trade parlance in particular, the term comprador refers to both the title of the native contracts corporation and the executive operating it. Such a native contracts corporation functions as an

Mar 5, 2024

annexation

Let's Break It Down

liquidator (sovereign): As a member of a satrap’s retinue, primarily in cases of annexation, it is the function of the sovereign liquidator to trim down the newly acquired governance to something approximating the Imperial standard. Since the majority of barbarian governances have arrogated to themselves a certain number of

Aug 4, 2021
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