- noun
- A corporation with extreme economic and political power, usually having nation status.
- Origin
- Pairing of polús (great) and ‘corporate’.
- Source
- Voice of the Whirlwind
- noun
- A condominium living complex with its own constitution and ideology.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘condominium’ and ‘ecology’.
- Source
- Voice of the Whirlwind
- noun
- A person who opposes the social order of the Combine.
- Source
- Half-Life 2
- verb
- The dissolution, dissociation, and total dissipation of a monarch.
- Origin
- Formed from ‘monarch’ and lúsis (loosening).
- Source
- The Cyberiad
- noun
- A fortified private surburb with its own by-laws and police force.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘suburb’ and ‘enclave’.
- Source
- Snow Crash
- noun
- A form of government comprising a ruling class and a supreme leader.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘hegemony’ and ‘monarchy’.
- Source
- Use of Weapons
- noun
- The criminal act of holding unspoken beliefs or doubts that threaten the ruling party.
- Source
- Nineteen Eighty-Four