I wondered about that, also. I'm pretty sure that some societies and communes are democratic, where the people make choices as a group, not having specific lead

I wondered about that, also. I'm pretty sure that some societies and communes are democratic, where the people make choices as a group, not having specific leaders that they are obligated to follow. I think that Quakers would be an example of one such society, they govern by what some call consensus based decision making.