Examples of unitary in a Sentence
the formation of a unitary state
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Trump and the 'unitary executive': The presidential power theory driving his 2nd term
Special focus has been on the potential implications of the case for the Federal Reserve.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 May 2025
Non-officers are likely to retain their civil service protections, while officers are likely to be deemed to be subject to presidential control under the unitary executive.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
The overall increase in the corporation tax, which includes the unitary tax, is $168 million in the second year of the two-year budget, according to Lamont’s plan.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 May 2025
Non-officers are likely to retain their civil service protections, while officers are likely to be deemed to be subject to presidential control under the unitary executive.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
The overall increase in the corporation tax, which includes the unitary tax, is $168 million in the second year of the two-year budget, according to Lamont’s plan.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Unitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unitary. Accessed 1 Jun. 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
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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