🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

sistema unitario

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sistema unitario

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unitary System/juːˈnɪtəri ˈsɪstəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'Italia ha un sistema unitario."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A system of government in which power is concentrated in a central authority, with little or no power granted to subnational entities.

    "In a unitary system, local governments operate under the authority of the central government."
  2. 2

    A political structure where the central government holds supreme power over all aspects of governance.

    "Countries like France and Japan exemplify a unitary system of governance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'unitary' originates from the Latin word 'unitarius', meaning 'one' or 'single', combined with 'system', derived from the Greek 'systēma', meaning 'a whole composed of parts'. The concept evolved in political discourse to describe a centralized form of governance.

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