A unitary country or organization is one in which two or more areas or groups have joined together, have the same aims, and are controlled by a single government.
...a call for the creation of a single unitary state.
unitary in British English
(ˈjuːnɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
adjective
1.
of a unit or units
2.
based on or characterized by unity
3.
individual; whole
4.
of or relating to a system of government in which all governing authority is held by the central government
Compare federal
unitary in American English
(ˈjunəˌtɛri)
adjective
1.
of a unit or units
2.
of, based on, or characterized by unity
3.
having the nature of or used as a unit
Examples of 'unitary' in a sentence
unitary
This is bound to be more difficult in a coalition than in a unitary government.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet he admits that a one-size-fits-all monetary policy is senseless without a unitary fiscal system.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They further maintain that in deeply divided societies federal systems are more likely than unitary systems to restrain competition over resources to means specified in the constitution.
Tomlinson, Richard Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa (1990)
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unitary
British English: unitary ADJECTIVE
A unitary country or organization is one in which two or more areas or groups have joined together, have the same aims, and are controlled by a single government.
...a call for the creation of a single unitary state.