unitary
Example Sentences
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However, following a 1972 referendum which moved the country to a unitary state, the office was scrapped.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
They are standing for a mixture of district, metropolitan, unitary and county councils.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Twenty-nine councils have had their elections postponed this year so they can focus on local government reorganisation, which will see fewer all purpose unitary authorities replace existing councils.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
From 2028, every district council in Worcestershire will be dissolved, and replaced by either one unitary authority for the county, or two, covering the north and south.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
