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the formation of a unitary state
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The Supreme Court has in recent years issued a series of decisions in line with the unitary-executive theory, many of which are about the president’s power to fire agency officials.
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Mark Histed,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
In the period that followed, a majority of party members pushed for a unitary leadership model, arguing that the existing arrangement hindered the party’s effectiveness.
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Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
The unitary variant carries a 200-pound high-explosive warhead.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2026
This question has a beautiful formulation called the unitary synthesis problem.
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Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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Mark Histed,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
In the period that followed, a majority of party members pushed for a unitary leadership model, arguing that the existing arrangement hindered the party’s effectiveness.
—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
The unitary variant carries a 200-pound high-explosive warhead.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2026
This question has a beautiful formulation called the unitary synthesis problem.
—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unitary
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“Unitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unitary. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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unitary
adjective
uni·tary
ˈyü-nə-ˌter-ē 
1
a
: of or relating to a unit
b
: based on or marked by unity or units
2
: having the character of a unit : whole
Legal Definition
unitary
adjective
uni·tary
ˈyü-nə-ˌter-ē
1
: having the character of a single thing that is a constituent of a whole
specifically
: of, relating to, or being a business with subsidiaries in other states or nations that has its state income tax figured by including the subsidiaries' income, determining the portion of that income attributable to activities within the state, and taxing that percentage
a unitary business operating throughout the U.S.
imposed a unitary tax on a multinational corporation
2
: marked by unity : not dual or segregated : integrated sense 3
a unitary school district
unitariness
noun
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