---
id: "community-tld"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "community TLD"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/community-tld/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/tld-comunitario/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/community-tld/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/tld-communautaire/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/tld-comunita/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/tld-comunitario/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/tld-soobshchestva/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/shequn-dingjiyu/"
---

# community TLD

A gTLD applied for on behalf of a defined community, such as a group sharing a profession, culture or interest, with rules limiting who may register. In a new gTLD round, a community applicant may ask for Community Priority Evaluation to win contention.

## related terms

- [string contention](https://tldlog.com/glossary/string-contention/)
- [2026 Round](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-program-2026-round/)
- [Applicant Guidebook](https://tldlog.com/glossary/applicant-guidebook/)