unitary
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Paul Turner, who stood for Reform having previously been an independent councillor, and a Conservative councillor before that, said his top priority was to bring about a smooth transition to a unitary authority.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
However, following a 1972 referendum which moved the country to a unitary state, the office was scrapped.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 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
They are standing for a mixture of district, metropolitan, unitary and county councils.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
She had edited it herself and toned down his rhetoric, so that his argument—that only a unitary government could remove the divisions of regionalism—was clearer.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Foundations of Government and Citizenship
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5th Grade Government Vocabulary, List 4
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