selaras

Selaras is an Indonesian term that denotes being in harmony, in agreement, or aligned with a standard, goal, or set of rules. It describes elements that fit together smoothly or statements and actions that are consistent with a policy, value, or objective. In everyday and formal usage, selaras often appears in the fixed expression selaras dengan, meaning in line with or in accordance with.

Linguistically, selaras derives from laras, which relates to tone, pitch, or tuning, with the prefix se- indicating a state or condition. The word functions as an adjective and, in the familiar collocation selaras dengan, as part of a prepositional phrase that links two referents by similarity or conformity. In a musical sense, selaras can describe sounds or voices that are in tune or harmonized with each other.

Selaras is used across various domains, including governance, law, and organizational planning, to signal alignment with standards or policies. For example, a strategic plan may be described as selaras dengan visi organisasi, or a policy proposal as selaras dengan peraturan yang berlaku. In everyday discourse, it conveys compatibility rather than mere superficial agreement, emphasizing coherence with overarching aims.

Related terms include serasi (harmonious in aesthetics), sejalan (in parallel or in line with), keselarasan (harmony or alignment), and kesejajaran (alignment or coordination). These concepts share a focus on consistency and compatibility within a system or between components.