History Main / GenericanEmpire

* ''{{Franchise/Dune}}'' has the Imperium, officially known as the Galactic Padishah Empire. [[Literature/LegendsOfDune The prequels]] have the [[AIIsACrapshoot Synchronized Worlds]] and the [[FeudalFuture League of Nobles]], as well as another unnamed Empire preceding both.

* ''VideoGame/EscapeVelocity Nova'' has the Federation (full and formal name the Federation of United Planets, although that is [[AllThereInTheManual only mentioned in the Preambles]]) in the present and in the past the latest (and possibly first -- there is no information on what preceded it) pan-human government, the Colonial Council. More-or-less inverted by the Polaris (named for the North Star, as the colonial expedition that led to their founding set beyond that star), where we never find out if their state has a ''governmental'' term in it.

* Fódlan in ''Videogame/{{Fire Emblem Three Houses}}'' comprises the countries of Adrestia, Faerghus, and Leicester... but the characters only ever refer to them as the Empire, the Kingdom, and the Alliance.

** And the villains of the sequel trilogy are called the First Order.

*** Of course, both the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire include other species as well. They just aren't given equal status and are really only mentioned in the Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse (there is a novel where both the Federation and the Romulans are offering membership to a civilization that has recently discovered warp drive; while the choice would seem to be a no-brainer, the race ends up going with the Romulans, as they need stability more than they need freedom). Although the Expanded Universe suffers from some DependingOnTheWriter about how democratic the process of entering the Imperial Senate is and how much executive power [[TheEmperor the Praetor]] wields, though as per [[UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire its historical inspiration]] this has probably varied a lot over the course of Romulan history.

* The ancient Achaemenid Empire simply called itself “the Empire” in Persian.

* Similarly, the Inca Empire called itself Tawantinsuyu, which can be translated as “Realm of the Four Parts”, after its four administrative divisions.

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* The ''Literature/{{Lensmen}}'' books take this trope particularly far: The heroic faction is just called Civilization.

* ''Crystal Lattice'' has the Cyberempire (also called the Cybercity) as one of the two {{Space-Filling Empire}}s on the planet. The Cyberempire dominates the Western Hemisphere.

* Somewhat averted in ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'', the old ''Star Wars'' expanded universe. While the generic names inherited from the movies remain, we're also introduced to the Hapes Consortium, the Tion Hegemony, the Dushkan League, the Chiss Ascendancy, the Ssi-ruuk Imperium and the Yuuzhan Vong Empire, which are named after their species or their geographical region. Still played straight with the Centrality and the Corporate Sector Authority, however.
* The new ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' plays it straight, however, introducing new, post-Empire nations called the New Separatist Union, the Confederacy of Corporate Systems, and the Sovereign Latitudes.

*** During the middle of ''Literature/TheEmpireNovels'', ''The Currents of Space'', the Empire was known as the Trantorian Empire[[note]]the first novel doesn't mention the Empire ''at all''[[/note]], but by the time of the third ''Empire'' novel, ''Pebble in the Sky'', the Empire (because it is the only nation in [[UsefulNotes/TheMilkyWayGalaxy the entire Milky Way Galaxy]]) is, at most, called the Galactic Empire.

* Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/FoundationSeries'':
** The nation referred to (originally) as the "Encyclopedia Foundation", and sometimes as the "Foundation Federation", is more often called simply the "Foundation". It is [[MeaningfulName meaningful]] because of the [[{{Seers}} prediction by Hari Seldon]] that the original government would grow to encompass the entire galaxy within one thousand years. However, it doesn't identify much of the culture or political structure because both are expected to drastically change every few decades.
** A [[AncientConspiracy secret organization/conspiracy]], established before 1 F.E., is only known as the "Second Foundation". They are the hidden half, compared to the public "First Foundation". Discovering their hidden location drives the StoryArc of the final half of ''Literature/TheFoundationTrilogy''.
** During the middle of ''Literature/TheEmpireNovels'', ''The Currents of Space'', the Empire was known as the Trantorian Empire[[note]]the first novel doesn't mention the Empire ''at all''[[/note]], but by the time of the third ''Empire'' novel, ''Pebble in the Sky'', the Empire (because it is the only nation in [[UsefulNotes/TheMilkyWayGalaxy the entire Milky Way Galaxy]]) is, at most, called the Galactic Empire.
** Despite the more significant nations in this series having generic names that don't reflect their location/culture, many of the smaller states [[AvertedTrope do actually retain location-specific names]], such as the Four Kingdoms being known as Smyrno, Konom, Daribow, and Anacreon.
** "Literature/SearchByTheMule": The Mule has named his [[GalacticSuperpower Galactic Empire]], "Union of Worlds", and controls one-tenth of the volume of the galaxy, based on the ''[[EncyclopediaExposita Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' entry for this story.

* ''Literature/{{Destroyermen}}'' has the Grand Alliance (formally known as the Grand Alliance of all Allied powers united beneath [or beside] the Banner of the Trees), the Holy Dominion, the Republic of Real People, the Celestial Realm, the United Homes, the New United States, the Brotherhood of Volunteers, and Les Confédération États Souverains (the Confederation of Sovereign Governments/States). Averted with the Empire of New Britain Isles and the Shogunate of Yokohama.

* ''Literature/{{Destroyermen}}'' has the Grand Alliance (formally known as the Grand Alliance of all Allied powers united beneath [or beside] the Banner of the Trees), the Holy Dominion, the Republic of Real People, the Celestial Realm, the United Homes, the New United States, the Brotherhood of Volunteers, and Les Confédération États Souverains (the Confederation of Sovereign Governments/States).

* ''VideoGame/StarControl'' has the Alliance of Free Stars.

* Played straight in ''Literature/TheHistoryOfTheGalaxy'' series with the [[TheFederation Confederacy of Suns]] (which doesn't actually include the Sun) and the Stellar Caliphate. Averted with the [[TheEmpire Earth Alliance]].

** Played straight with the Dominion.

* In ''Literature/ArrivalsFromTheDark'', the Dromi Empire is internally known as the Clans. Even the Faata technically means "the people of the Third Phase". On the planet Osier, the dominant Empire (which also fits) is also called the Seven Provinces. There are also nations called the Island Kingdom and the Archipelago Principalities.

* In ''Literature/ArrivalsFromTheDark'', the Dromi Empire is internally known as the Clans. Even the Faata technically means "the people of the Third Phase". On the planet Osier, the dominant Empire (which also fits) is also called the Seven Provinces.