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Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: Emperor
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> 
> On Thursday 30 December 2010 10:25:14 Remo Dentato wrote:
> > I've no particular attachment to {sorg'etru} but I feel that {balnoltru} is
> > too restrictive, a "big kingdom" is not an empire since an empire is made
> > by more nations (that might have different languages and cultures and even
> > have a king that is subject to the emperor).
> 
> Both words are good. The Japanese Emperor cu balnoltru jenai sorgu'etru; the 
> government of the EU cu sorgu'etru jenai balnoltru. An emperor in one of the 
> ancient empires could be both.
> 

I think we should make a distinction between an empire (one dominant state 
ruling a number of lesser states acquired by conquest, marriage or whatever) 
and a union of the EU type (several 'equal' states voluntarily bound together 
and governed by a mutually agreed body).  For me the latter would be 
{sorgugje'a} but not the former.

totus