administration
ally
archduchy
archdukedom
authority
body politic
buffer state
caliphate
captive nation
chieftaincy
chieftainry
city-state
civil government
claws
clutches
colony
command
commonweal
commonwealth
control
country
county
czardom
direction
discipline
dispensation
disposition
domain
dominion
duchy
dukedom
earldom
emperorship
empery
form of government
free city
governance
government
grand duchy
grip
hand
hands
imperialism
iron hand
jurisdiction
kaiserdom
kingdom
authorities
dessert apple
eating apple
régime
emperor
imperial
imperium
civilization
commerce
conquest
dynasty
institution
liberty
nation
realm
religion
republic
ruler
settlement
territory
tribe