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id: "consensus-policy"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "consensus policy"
language: "en"
category: "Governance and policy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/consensus-policy/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/politica-consenso/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/consensus-policy/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/politique-consensus/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/policy-consenso/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/politica-consenso/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/konsensusnaya-politika/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/gongshi-zhengce/"
---

# consensus policy

A gTLD rule developed by the ICANN community, usually through the GNSO, and adopted by the ICANN Board. Registries and registrars must follow consensus policies under their contracts. Examples include the UDRP, the Transfer Policy and the ERRP.

## related terms

- [PDP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/pdp/)
- [GNSO](https://tldlog.com/glossary/gnso/)
- [contracted parties](https://tldlog.com/glossary/contracted-parties/)
- [UDRP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/udrp/)