Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unitary authority

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: uni-tary au-thor-i-ty
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In local government, a single-tier authority which replaces a two-tier structure. For example, in England, county councils are abolished and their responsibilities are transferred to boroughs and local government districts (but this only applies to some counties, not all). In some cases complete counties, such as Cornwall and Northumberland, are now unitary authorities without any subdivision into local government districts.

Example Sentences

""The support of Somerset Council (currently in transition to becoming a unitary authority) will be crucial, as they are the statutory planning authority.""

Inflected Forms

unitary authorities (plural)

Synonyms

unitary council

Questions

What does unitary authority mean?: In local government, a single-tier authority which replaces a two-tier structure. For example, in England, county councils are abolished and their responsibilities are transferred to boroughs and local government districts (but this only applies to some counties, not all). In some cases complete counties, such as Cornwall and Northumberland, are now unitary authorities without any subdivision into local government districts.

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