This position is called a party whip. He is a member of a parliament selected by his party. His role is as a team manager. He works in the Senate or the House of Representatives. He is responsible for making sure party members vote as a unified block.
Joseph Goldhagens article on the holocaust. You could read a memoir of an SS officer called the death dealer the ss officer was the commander of aushwitz
The first one would be your answer, Imposing British governors in the colonies.
It's a false legend promoted by today's democratic governments.
In fact democracy in Ancient Greece wasn't how we know it today:
-It was only limited at the city of Athen
-Only adult rich men born in Athen with both the parents citizens of Athen could vote, in fact that was a minority
Most important
-People absolutely didn't like democracy, not who couldn't vote, they didn't care, but philosophers like Plato.
If you want I'll link sources in the comments, now I'm not at home.
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