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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

They are standing for a mixture of district, metropolitan, unitary and county councils.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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

The existing county council and six district councils would disappear - with Cheltenham joining Tewkesbury and the Cotswold district in a new eastern unitary authority.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 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