undelegated
Not passed along
Undelegated describes authority, power, or responsibility that has not been assigned or transferred to another.
The term appears most often in legal and political contexts, particularly in discussions of constitutional law: The Tenth Amendment reserves undelegated powers to the states.
What remains undelegated stays with the original holder.
Continued to hold
- unrelinquishedNot surrendered or released
- centralizedConcentrated in one location
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- unsharedNot divided among others
withheld · reserved · sovereign · absolute · supreme · undiminished · unceded · intact
Not given out
- unappointedNot formally selected
- unallocatedNot yet given out
- personalRelating to one's self
- directUndeviating or to guide
hands-on · sole · individual · exclusive · nontransferable · firsthand · immediate · shouldered
Not given out
- unallocatedNot yet given out
- unclaimedNot yet taken
- unfilledNot occupied or completed
- openNot closed
available · untaken · uncommitted · unreserved · idle · unused · vacant · dormant
Ruling oneself independently
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- independentFree from external control
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
self-determined · sovereign · free · unencumbered · self-managed · uncontrolled · unbeholden · self-sufficient
retained
Continued to hold
- unrelinquishedNot surrendered or released
- centralizedConcentrated in one location
- concentratedGathered or intensified
unshared · withheld · reserved · sovereign · absolute · supreme · undiminished · unceded · intact · consolidated
unassigned
Not given out
- unappointedNot formally selected
- unallocatedNot yet given out
- personalRelating to one's self
direct · hands-on · sole · individual · exclusive · nontransferable · firsthand · immediate · shouldered · borne
unassigned
Not given out
- unallocatedNot yet given out
- unclaimedNot yet taken
- unfilledNot occupied or completed
open · available · untaken · uncommitted · unreserved · idle · unused · vacant · dormant · pending
self-governed
Ruling oneself independently
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- independentFree from external control
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
self-reliant · self-determined · sovereign · free · unencumbered · self-managed · uncontrolled · unbeholden · self-sufficient · empowered
undelegateddelegated
Assigned to a subordinate
assigned · transferred · handed off · devolved · entrusted
legacy, delegate, relegate, delegation, delegated, delegates, delegating, legate, legation