Human Resources retired the objector, forcibly
The absence of democracy on a ship shouldn’t be surprising. But the absence of it from a spaceship on a thousand year journey may be.
There’s also no captain, not since the human resources department took over.
They’re a major antagonist for my Destiny Exodus series.
Having human resources a villain in my book can be confusing. I try to mitigate by naming the leadership committee superman, because it is made up of supervisors and managers. Superman ensures that passengers are happy and compliant with the rules of the ship.