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id: "gac-early-warning"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "GAC Early Warning"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/gac-early-warning/"
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  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/alerta-temprana-gac/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/gac-early-warning/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/alerte-precoce-gac/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/gac-early-warning/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/alerta-antecipado-gac/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/rannee-preduprezhdenie-gac/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/gac-zaoqi-yujing/"
---

# GAC Early Warning

A notice from one or more governments in ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee saying that a new gTLD application looks sensitive or problematic to them. It does not stop the application, but it signals that formal advice or an objection may follow.

## related terms

- [GAC](https://tldlog.com/glossary/gac/)
- [GAC Consensus Advice](https://tldlog.com/glossary/gac-consensus-advice/)
- [applicant](https://tldlog.com/glossary/applicant/)
- [objection (new gTLD)](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-objection/)
- [geographic names (new gTLDs)](https://tldlog.com/glossary/geographic-names-new-gtlds/)