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the formation of a unitary state
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Introducing the unitary executive theory Ronald Reagan’s administration is often described as the first to use the unitary executive theory to expand power.
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Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The 1922 Lancia Lambda, for example, pioneered a unitary monocoque body inspired by a ocean-going ship’s hull.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
When competing legitimacy claims—theocratic in the north, separatist in the south, republican in a shrinking center—override pragmatic accommodation, the unitary state does not endure.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Now, with a president who cares nothing for existing rules and seeks total control over not just the executive branch but the entire government, the theory of the unitary executive has become uniquely dangerous.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
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Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The 1922 Lancia Lambda, for example, pioneered a unitary monocoque body inspired by a ocean-going ship’s hull.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
When competing legitimacy claims—theocratic in the north, separatist in the south, republican in a shrinking center—override pragmatic accommodation, the unitary state does not endure.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Now, with a president who cares nothing for existing rules and seeks total control over not just the executive branch but the entire government, the theory of the unitary executive has become uniquely dangerous.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Unitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unitary. Accessed 6 Feb. 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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