moepakat (English: “Consultation / deliberation”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Atjeh practice of consultation; deeply valued.
Translation
Consultation / deliberation
Description
Atjeh practice of consultation; deeply valued. Decisions in the gampong are taken after moepakat with a college of elders, or with all adult male inhabitants for important decisions.
Significance
The term moepakat is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 333.