Unitary
adjective
Something that is or relates to a single system with no divisions or many parts.
The country operates under a unitary system of government.
Often appears as...
- unitary system
- unitary state
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Equivalent or the same in all aspects.
The company wants to produce a unitary product line across all their locations.
Often appears as...
- unitary price
- unitary product
Usage tips
Business
adjective
In mathematics, describing a mathematical operation or element that leaves an object unchanged.
In a group, the identity element is a unitary element for the operation.
Often appears as...
- unitary matrix
- unitary operator
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Something that is or relates to a single system with no divisions or many parts.
The country operates under a unitary system of government.
Often appears as...
- unitary system
- unitary state
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Equivalent or the same in all aspects.
The company wants to produce a unitary product line across all their locations.
Often appears as...
- unitary price
- unitary product
Usage tips
Business
adjective
In mathematics, describing a mathematical operation or element that leaves an object unchanged.
In a group, the identity element is a unitary element for the operation.
Often appears as...
- unitary matrix
- unitary operator
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Political Systems
Used to describe centralized governments where power is not shared between states or provinces.
France is an example of a unitary state.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Federal
'Unitary' shows concentration of governance, opposite of a federal system where regions hold significant power.
In a unitary system, local councils execute national policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Single Authority
Highlights the presence of a singular governing authority throughout the whole nation.
The UK's unitary government centralizes authority in London.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Systems
Used to describe centralized governments where power is not shared between states or provinces.
France is an example of a unitary state.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Federal
'Unitary' shows concentration of governance, opposite of a federal system where regions hold significant power.
In a unitary system, local councils execute national policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Single Authority
Highlights the presence of a singular governing authority throughout the whole nation.
The UK's unitary government centralizes authority in London.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Systems
Used to describe centralized governments where power is not shared between states or provinces.
France is an example of a unitary state.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Federal
'Unitary' shows concentration of governance, opposite of a federal system where regions hold significant power.
In a unitary system, local councils execute national policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Single Authority
Highlights the presence of a singular governing authority throughout the whole nation.
The UK's unitary government centralizes authority in London.
Never forget "Unitary"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Why there's no such...
that had given them life in the first place. In sum, the whole Athenian way of being human was radically different from our own. Nature had programmed them to live as one, as a unitary social body,
Video examples
Why there's no such...
that had given them life in the first place. In sum, the whole Athenian way of being human was radically different from our own. Nature had programmed them to live as one, as a unitary social body,
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Kim Jong-un
North Korean Leader
A revolutionary party is, in its essence, the party of its leader that carries out his ideology and cause, and the main thing in its building is to ensure the unitary character and inheritance of his ideology and leadership.
Quote examples
Janet Fitch
American Author
We don't have a unitary society anymore, you know; it's very fragmented. I look up and down my block in Silverlake and there is a different universe in every house.
Quote examples
Daniel Kahneman
Israeli Psychologist
I used to hold a unitary view, in which I proposed that only experienced happiness matters, and that life satisfaction is a fallible estimate of true happiness.
Quote examples
Theodor W. Adorno
German Philosopher
An emancipated society, on the other hand, would not be a unitary state, but the realization of universality in the reconciliation of differences.
Quote examples
Jill Abramson
American Editor
Nobody wants a unitary voice of authority any more.
Quote examples
Kim Jong-un
North Korean Leader
A revolutionary party is, in its essence, the party of its leader that carries out his ideology and cause, and the main thing in its building is to ensure the unitary character and inheritance of his ideology and leadership.
Quote examples
Janet Fitch
American Author
We don't have a unitary society anymore, you know; it's very fragmented. I look up and down my block in Silverlake and there is a different universe in every house.
Quote examples
Daniel Kahneman
Israeli Psychologist
I used to hold a unitary view, in which I proposed that only experienced happiness matters, and that life satisfaction is a fallible estimate of true happiness.
Quote examples
Theodor W. Adorno
German Philosopher
An emancipated society, on the other hand, would not be a unitary state, but the realization of universality in the reconciliation of differences.
Quote examples
Jill Abramson
American Editor
Nobody wants a unitary voice of authority any more.
Example 1 of 5
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension