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something that deserves to be obeyed or the king, as

stated in his mamangan: Nan rajo kato mufakaik (the
king said consensus).

This means that the decision that is the result of

consensus is a strong decision and is closer to the truth.
Therefore, it is accepted by many people and must be

obeyed. This reflects that a decision is always taken
democratically. For a democratic system to work within

the family, there must be a leader in the Minang
community, and that leader is followed by the members.

This is stated in the following proverb:

barajo nephew ka mamak,
mamak barajo ka panghulu,

penghulu barajo you agree,
consensus barajo ka nan bana,

nan bana badiri sandirinyo,
nan manuruik alua jo patuik. 116

This proverb states that there is a leader in the

family body who regulates the integrity of the family
and the leadership system in it is good for consensus or

116 Idrus Hakimy, Mustika Series, p. 86, which means: Nephews are
kings to mamak, mamak is kings to penghulu, penghulu is king to consensus,
consensus is king of truth, truth stands alone, according to the plot and proper.