Democratic centralism

 is the organisational principle of s (often called s) and of most communist parties. In practice, democratic centralism means that political decisions reached by voting processes are binding upon all members of the political party. It is mainly associated with, wherein the party's of revolutionaries practice democratic centralism to select leaders and officers, determine policy, and execute it.

Quotes

 * While Anarchist groups reach decisions through Anarchist, the Marxist-Leninists organize through so-called democratic centralism. Democratic centralism poses as a form of inner party democracy, but is really just a hierarchy by which each member of a party — ultimately of a society — is subordinate to a “higher” member until one reaches the all-powerful party central committee and its Chairman. This is a totally undemocratic procedure, which puts the leadership above criticism, even if it isn't above reproach. It is a bankrupt, corrupt method of internal operations for a political organization. You have no voice in such a party, and must be afraid to say any unflattering comments to or about the leaders.
 * Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, Anarchism and the Black Revolution (1993)