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the formation of a unitary state
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Another form of the Trump administration directly aligning with the unitary executive theory is its explicit push to relitigate Humphrey's Executor, the 1953 Supreme Court ruling that granted protection to federal workers from political persecution.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
His recent executive order attempting to place independent regulatory agencies under presidential purview betrays a desire to pursue an extreme version of the unitary executive theory favored by many Trump allies.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
His jurisprudence relating to the powers of the Presidency under Article II of the Constitution, which vests the executive power in a single chief executive, represents the purest distillation of the unitary executive theory.
—Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
And some legal scholars say the ruling draws on the unitary executive theory — which, in its most extreme interpretation, gives the president sole authority over the executive branch.
—NPR, 23 Mar. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
His recent executive order attempting to place independent regulatory agencies under presidential purview betrays a desire to pursue an extreme version of the unitary executive theory favored by many Trump allies.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
His jurisprudence relating to the powers of the Presidency under Article II of the Constitution, which vests the executive power in a single chief executive, represents the purest distillation of the unitary executive theory.
—Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
And some legal scholars say the ruling draws on the unitary executive theory — which, in its most extreme interpretation, gives the president sole authority over the executive branch.
—NPR, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Unitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unitary. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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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
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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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