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21unitary district — /ˈjunətri dɪstrɪkt/ (say yoohnuhtree distrikt) noun (in the United Kingdom) an administrative unit within a single tier system of local government, especially one of those that became administratively independent of the county councils in 1996–98 …
22unitary development plan — An old style development plan prepared by a metropolitan district authority and some unitary local authorities. A unitary development plan contains policies similar to those found in both a structure plan and a local plan. These plans will… …
23unitary payment — the payment by the awarding authority to the project company for providing the facility and associated services. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
24unitary taxation — noun (US) The system of taxing multinational companies on their worldwide income rather than merely that received within the area under the taxation authority s jurisdiction • • • Main Entry: ↑unit …
25Total fertility rate in England by county / unitary authority — The table below gives the total fertility rate (TFR) of various British counties/UAs in 2006. Source: [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme population/Table 5 Area Local Authority.xls] The below table gives the TFR of various British… …
26Unitary executive theory — In American political and legal discourse, the unitary executive theory is a theory or doctrine of Constitutional interpretation that holds it is unconstitutional for Congress to create independent agencies, authorities, or other entities that… …
27Unitary state — A map showing the unitary states of the world (in blue). A unitary state is a state governed as one single unit in which the central government is supreme and any administrative divisions (subnational units) exercise only powers that their… …
28Unitary Executive — Die Verfassung der Vereinigten Staaten vom 17. September 1787 legt die politische und rechtliche Grundordnung der Vereinigten Staaten fest. Sie sieht eine föderale Republik im Stil eines Präsidialsystems vor, in der der Präsident sowohl Staats… …
29unitary state — A state in which there is no constitutional division of sovereignty, so that all powers derive from central authority. Sub national governments, regional or local, may exist, but they do so only at the behest of the centre. National government …
30unitary — unitariness, n. /yooh ni ter ee/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a unit or units. 2. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or aiming toward unity: the unitary principles of nationalism. 3. of the nature of a unit; having the indivisible character of… …
