---
id: "working-group"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "working group"
language: "en"
category: "Governance and policy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/working-group/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/grupo-trabajo/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/arbeitsgruppe/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/groupe-travail/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/gruppo-lavoro/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/grupo-trabalho/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/rabochaya-gruppa/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/gongzuozu/"
---

# working group

A team of volunteers set up by an ICANN body, most often the GNSO Council, to study an issue and write recommendations. Its charter sets its scope, questions and membership. Decisions are made by consensus, not by majority vote.

## related terms

- [PDP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/pdp/)
- [GNSO](https://tldlog.com/glossary/gnso/)
- [Final Report](https://tldlog.com/glossary/final-report/)
- [Issue Report](https://tldlog.com/glossary/issue-report/)
- [multistakeholder model](https://tldlog.com/glossary/multistakeholder-model/)