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ABSTRACT

At the moment, the Taroh nation seems to be averagely organized, ordered, protected and guided. This seems to possibly be because of the role played by the Orim in the socio-political life of the Taroh people. The goal of this research is to find out the meaning of Orim, to investigate the role of Orim in the sociopolitical life of the Taroh people and to suggest ways of improving these roles. The data for this research were collected from books, journals, dictionaries and encyclopedias, among others which were sourced from the internet and libraries. The data were analyzed through the discussion, descriptive and historical methods, among others. The research found out that the role of Orim in the socio-political life of the Taroh people includes maintaining peace and order in the society, connecting marriage and ensuring that it works, making a decision for the land and initiating male children into the Orim cult. The research recommended that the roles of Orim among the Taroh people can be strengthened by making shrines for their worship, venerating the Orim, offering sacrifices for the Orim and obeying the Orim.