amorze
Pirate crews often operated as limited democracies; they were some of the first to institute a governmental system of checks and balances such as are fundamental to democratic governments today.
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inzmtns
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Pirate captains were elected by their crew. Crews elected captains who were competent in battle; they elected quartermasters who were capable of exercising authority in daily life.