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	Glossary of terms used in Freegle ~~Ltd~~ documents		Glossary of terms used in Freegle documents

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	*CGA - Core Group Area		*CGA - Core Group Area
	*Chairman - Chair of the Freegle Board		*Chairman - Chair of the Freegle Board
			*Community - replacenent word used to describe local Freegle groups on the website and apps.
	*Constitution - the framework of rules adopted by the old Freegle UK, which was replaced by the [[Rules]] of Freegle Ltd, (which was renamed just Freegle in 2026).		*Constitution - the framework of rules adopted by the old Freegle UK, which was replaced by the [[Rules]] of Freegle Ltd, (which was renamed just Freegle in 2026).
	*Contact methods - when documents refer to acceptable contact methods, that includes via the group owner address, any known personal email address, any known phone number, any known social networking connection, notice to Central and other Freegle forums.		*Contact methods - when documents refer to acceptable contact methods, that includes via the group owner address, any known personal email address, any known phone number, any known social networking connection, notice to Central and other Freegle forums.

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	*GM - Group Mentor, person appointed by GAT to assist a new group		*GM - Group Mentor, person appointed by GAT to assist a new group
	*GO - Group Owner, someone who has full moderation privileges		*GO - Group Owner, someone who has full moderation privileges
			*Group - in local terminology, now being slowly replaced by the word 'community' on the website and throughout Freegle.

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	*Admin - an email that is sent out by the volunteer team to each community's members, usually with encouragement to freegle more or hints to experience Freegle in a positive way.		*Admin - an email that is sent out by the volunteer team to each community's members, usually with encouragement to freegle more or hints to experience Freegle in a positive way.
	*App - there are two Freegle Apps for mobiles ~~and~~ tablets, Android and Apple - one for users of ~~groups~~ and one for volunteers to access ModTools.		*App - there are two Freegle Apps for mobiles, tablets, Android and Apple - one for users/members of communitiess, and one for volunteers to access ModTools.
	*Autonomy - this is a term we use a lot in Freegle. For us, this means:		*Autonomy - this is a term we use a lot in Freegle. For us, this means:
	**Advantage of being able to deal locally with local issues, adapting communities to local conditions (e.g rural or urban), and keeping our ethos of being a collective of like minded people who support grass roots initiatives in reuse of resources.		**Advantage of being able to deal locally with local issues, adapting communities to local conditions (e.g rural or urban), and keeping our ethos of being a collective of like minded people who support grass roots initiatives in reuse of resources.

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	*Wiki - this Freegle wiki		*Wiki - this Freegle wiki
	*Working Groups / WG - ~~Central~~ groups, open to all Freegle Volunteers, which ~~discuss~~ and ~~organise~~ how the Freegle organisation works.		*Working Groups / WG - previously national groups, open to all Freegle Volunteers, which discussed and organised how the Freegle organisation works. Replaced by Board Working Groups in 2026.

	[[Category:Organisation & Governance]]		[[Category:Organisation & Governance]]
	[[Category:Policies, Procedures, Remits]]		[[Category:Policies, Procedures, Remits]]

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	*TFN - The Freecycle Network		*TFN - The Freecycle Network
	*Treasurer - appointed position by Board, remit [[Finance Role Remits]]		*Treasurer - appointed position by Board, remit [[Finance Role Remits]]
	*~~Trashnothing~~/TN - different access method for ~~group members~~ to join and use ~~a group~~		*Trash Nothing/TN - different access method for people to join and use Freegle locally.
	*Trello - online message board used by Board for action points from meetings etc - https://trello.~~com/~~

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	*Secretary - [[Society Secretary]] or [[Board Secretary\|Secretary to the Board]]		*Secretary - [[Society Secretary]] or [[Board Secretary\|Secretary to the Board]]
	*Self-Nomination - volunteers nominating themselves as candidates		*Self-Nomination - volunteers nominating themselves as candidates for an elected role.
	*Skype chat - online messaging system used by the Board for ~~Board meetings~~		*Subject Line - A line in an e-mail or post that indicates the subject of the message.
	*Snaply - defunct mobile app which used to provide an ~~access method to Freegle groups~~
	*Society - Freegle Ltd (term used within the Rules)
	*Subject Line - A line in an e-mail that indicates the subject of the message

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	*Reps - the elected representatives of the previous Freegle UK organisational set up		*Reps - the elected representatives of the previous Freegle UK organisational set up
	*Returning Officer/RO - one of the appointed team of two Returning Officers, ~~abbreviated~~ sometimes to RO		*Returning Officer/RO - one of the appointed team of two Returning Officers,who help organise AGMs and Board elections. Abbreviated sometimes to RO
	*RO email address - returning_officer@ilovefreegle.org		*RO email address - returning_officer@ilovefreegle.org
	*Rules - the primary document for running Freegle ~~Ltd~~, which ~~has~~ replaced the previous Constitution		*Rules - the primary document for running Freegle, which replaced the previous Constitution.

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	*Ombudsman - one of the appointed team of two Ombudsmen.		*Ombudsman - one of the appointed team of two Ombudsmen who are the final arbiter in our Complaunts Procedure.
	*Owner - Volunteer who takes on full responsibility for a local ~~group~~, including being able to recruit and demote other Volunteers, control the membership list etc. Some ~~groups~~ work with just one Owner, but others choose to have a team of Owners.		*Owner - Volunteer who takes on full responsibility for a local community, including being able to recruit and demote other Volunteers, control the membership list etc. Some communities work with just one Owner, but others choose to have a team of Owners. It is highly recommended that all communities have at least 2 owners.
	*owner-address - the email address of a Freegle ~~Group~~ moderating team		*owner-address - the email address of a local Freegle moderating team.

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	*Candidates - nominees who have confirmed ((usually to the Returning Officer) that they are willing to stand for election as a Director.		*Candidates - nominees who have confirmed ((usually to the Returning Officer) that they are willing to stand for election as a Director.
	*Caretakers/Caretaker Groups - groups which are being looked after centrally (by caretakers) until new local volunteers can be found.		*Caretakers/Caretaker Groups - groups which are being looked after centrally (by caretakers) until new local volunteers can be found.
	*Catchment area - the area a group ~~will accept~~ members and posts from. This is usually a wider area than the core area and can include neighbouring group's core or catchment areas.		*Catchment area - the area a group accepts members and posts from. This is usually a wider area than the core area and can include neighbouring group's core or catchment areas.
	*Central - Freegle Central group, on Discourse http://freegle.it/Central - national forum for all volunteers.		*Central - Freegle Central group, on Discourse http://freegle.it/Central - national forum for all volunteers.
	*Central Mod Team - team of Volunteers who moderate Central		*Central Mod Team - team of Volunteers who moderate Central