The democratic party in the state shrank to become the minority party when

An informal structure in a bureaucracy would be something like so-called "office politics". where there's a formal structure set up for the organization, but then an informal subculture as well that has a way of organizing the bureaucracy further. this can be positive because it sets up an added degree of organization, albeit informal, within the bureaucracy.

The london company was an english joint stock company established in 1606 by royal charter by king james i with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in north america.