Thread:Reddish010/@comment-3581997-20170507084934/@comment-35235206-20170507133614

It applies to empires with an expansionist policies. If an empire has already conquered the world or a significant amount of territory, then they count too because they would have had to be expansionist.

What it doesn't count for is organizations that are also hegemonies. If an organization fits the billing for "evil empire", then they probably count.