Maronite(eCatholic): A huge organization of politically aware religionists, the Maronites have followers in the trillions, all receiving direction by the ePope on Terra. Official totals of Maronites are 1.2 trillion registered voters.

Megacorporations: Very large and powerful corporations within the Pact, Megacorps are widely despised by Dolists and Socialists alike, but they have retained their influence on many local Clusters. A Megacorp is a multi-system powerhouse that has registered assets in the trillions of credits, and use their power to brutally influence local elections and win contracts. Below is a list of the major Megacorps within Pact space:

General Dynamicon                              Blink Industries

Kawasaki Heavy Industries                   Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Daewoo                                               Galax Corporation

Zeor Industries                                     Hortalez et Cie

Tagonglomerate                                    Saunder Enterprises

Goddard Power Inc                              Ramat Gan

Great Ships                                          General Products Hulls

Haiken Maru                                       

Megascale Engineering: Technology using energies, scales, or methods far beyond current levels. Typical examples are ground-to-orbit beanstalks, Dyson spheres, and stellar husbandry. The Holot's tech levels are high enough for megascale engineering to be used throughout their empire, with the Pact's fledgling industry only beginning.

Merchancy: A proprietary, commerce-orientated quasi-government which claims sovereignty over its land and property but not the alliegance of its citizens/clients.