redelegate
Pass responsibility again
To redelegate is to delegate again or to a different person—passing along authority or responsibility that was itself received through delegation.
Common in organizational and technical contexts: The manager redelegated the task to her assistant.
In computing and DNS, redelegation transfers control of a domain to different nameservers.
Authorized substitute
- representativeOne who acts for another
- assigneeRecipient of transferred rights
- agentOne who acts independently
- appointeePerson named to position
successor · alternate · substitute · intermediary · deputize · empower · authorize · entrust
Allocate to new duties
- reallocateAssign to different uses
- redistributeApportion anew among parties
- reapportionDivide anew among recipients
- transferMove between locations
redeploy · reshuffle · recommission · redirect · remap · reconfigure · reconstitute · reclassify
Required moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- chargeCost or accusation
- taskWork to be done
role · burden · onus · mandate · entrustment · assignment · handover · workload
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
control · stewardship · regulation · bureaucracy · chain of command · hierarchy · jurisdiction · portfolio
Party selection meeting
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- subcommitteeSubset of larger panel
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
legislature · ratification · quorum · bipartisanship · coalition · superdelegate · convention · primary
proxy
Authorized substitute
- representativeOne who acts for another
- assigneeRecipient of transferred rights
- agentOne who acts independently
appointee · successor · alternate · substitute · intermediary · deputize · empower · authorize · entrust · commission
reassign
Allocate to new duties
- reallocateAssign to different uses
- redistributeApportion anew among parties
- reapportionDivide anew among recipients
transfer · redeploy · reshuffle · recommission · redirect · remap · reconfigure · reconstitute · reclassify · reauthorize
duty
Required moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- chargeCost or accusation
task · role · burden · onus · mandate · entrustment · assignment · handover · workload · portfolio
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
management · control · stewardship · regulation · bureaucracy · chain of command · hierarchy · jurisdiction · portfolio · ministerial
caucus
Party selection meeting
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- subcommitteeSubset of larger panel
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
senate · legislature · ratification · quorum · bipartisanship · coalition · superdelegate · convention · primary · floor vote
redelegateretain
Keep possession of
reclaim · reassume · take back · centralize · consolidate
redelegatekeep
Retain or fortified tower
hold · retain · centralize · micromanage · monopolize