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unitary

[yoo-ni-ter-ee] / ˈyu nɪˌtɛr i /










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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

Fewer all-purpose unitary councils are expected to save money and be simpler for residents.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 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

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

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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