unitary
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All 10 city, county, district and borough councils in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are due to be abolished and replaced with new unitary authorities.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Southend-on-Sea City Council leader Daniel Cowan, who led on the five district proposal, said his team could draw on almost "thirty years" of already being a unitary authority.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Essex is currently made up of 12 district and borough councils - and three county and unitary authorities - as part of a two-tier system of local government.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The reorganisation will see all district and borough councils in Hertfordshire abolished, as well as the county council, and replaced with new unitary authorities that take over all existing services within a given area.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Only the dating of every past and future year changes each New Year’s Day, as one counts backwards or forwards from the unitary Now.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing unitary
Foundations of Government and Citizenship
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5th Grade Government Vocabulary, List 4
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