unitary authority

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unitary authority

n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the United Kingdom) a district administered by a single tier of local government, esp those districts of England that became administratively independent of the county councils in 1996–98
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A marathon mid-term poll test on Thursday, May 3, involves contests for the Scottish Parliament and councils north of the border, the Welsh Assembly and virtually all city, borough, district and unitary authorities in England outside London.
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