# Terms

**Quorum** - Minimum amount of $CGG needed to participate for a vote to pass.

**Voting Power** - Your balance of $CGG accross Mainnet, Eth, and BSC. Subject to change based on additional weighted CG assets.

**DAO** - A Decentralized Autonomous Organization. It is a governance tool used to promote transparency among a groups actions through open discussion, feedback, and voting. It allows for a less hierarchal approach to governance by providing a structure for governance token holder to vote, pass, and implement proposals.

**Proposal** - A directive or request that has undergone community discussion and review phases. A proposal is what community members will vote on.

**Snapshot Vote** - A Snapshot vote is an offchain poll used to signal interest

**GB** - The CGDAO Guardian Board

**GIP (Guardian Improvement Proposals)** - Significant proposals affecting main protocols and process, governances process and any significant change in direction.

**Star Contracts** - CG branded name for a proposal. Does not indicate impact or any other factors.