unitary
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The whole point of having a unitary executive is that someone is in charge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
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
However, following a 1972 referendum which moved the country to a unitary state, the office was scrapped.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Fewer all-purpose unitary councils are expected to save money and be simpler for residents.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 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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