See governance for details.
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- DRepA representative that ada holders delegate their on-chain voting power to, so the DRep votes on governance actions on their behalf; like choosing someone to represent your interests in parliament.View term
- Constitutional CommitteeA governing body in Cardano's governance system that votes on the constitutionality of governance actions, serving as a check alongside DReps and stake pool operators.View term
- Conway EraThe Cardano ledger era that brought on-chain governance under CIP-1694 to mainnet.View term
- Governance ActionA formal proposal submitted on-chain for the Cardano community to vote on.View term
- Voting ThresholdsThe set of protocol parameters that define what percentage of votes is required from each governance body (DReps, SPOs) to ratify each governance action type.View term
- DRep Activity PeriodThe protocol parameter that sets how many epochs a DRep can go without casting any vote before they are marked inactive and their delegated voting power stops counting until they vote again.View term
- Governance Action LifetimeThe protocol parameter that caps how many epochs a governance action can stay open for votes before it expires unresolved.View term