unified

adjective

uni·​fied ˈyü-nə-ˌfīd 

: brought together as one

Although police subculture is often treated as a unified and coherent whole, it is, in fact, riven by conflict and contradictions in normative orders.

—Steve Herbert

For the rebels, loss of these bases was not only tactical but also factional: members of what had been considered a unified ethnic group and the core of the rebel movements in Burma could no longer maintain their group integrity.

—Curtis N. Thomson

As it is, the fact of a single unified sovereignty ensures that these regions must remain persistently stunted relative to those of central Japan.

—Jane Jacobs

In fact, our culture is not one unified system but rather consists of competing systems …

—Thomas McLaughlin

Examples of unified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To put on the show, a unified council supported increasing the funding for the 15-minute display from the $42,000 that nearly 900 pyrotechnic shells would have cost to $75,000 for 300 drones. —Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 3 May 2024

But what if the KPG still existed now, today—working toward a unified Korea, secretly harnessing the might of a giant tech company to further its aims? —Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024

Progress has been made — President Biden’s recognition of the genocide in 2021 was seen as a major breakthrough — but a unified understanding of this history still faces major opposition, not least from Turkey, whose role in the atrocities has long been denied by the government. —Hugh Morris, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024

But others have suggested a middle path option, which would allow regional geographic conferences to decide for themselves and not have a unified policy across all of the church. —Jason Derose, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024

This city has shown me a spirit that’s both varied and unified, where every person brings a piece of their heritage to the collective, creating something uniquely Oakland. —Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024

Bass also serves on the board of the Environmental Media Association, an organization that provides a unified voice for our planet through entertainment, storytelling and education. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024

Later that year, New Jersey adopted a unified rule set, banning blows to the back of the head and spine or strikes to the throat, ahead of other states following suit. —Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024

Both DiMartino and Konietzko are on board to executive produce the trilogy, which will be told as separate stories as opposed to a unified three-parter. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing unified

• grand unified theory