单词 | unitary council |
释义 | > as lemmasunitary council b. spec. Chiefly British. Designating or relating to a single administrative division of local government established in parts of the United Kingdom (and subsequently in New Zealand) in place of a two-tier system of local councils; usually in unitary authority, unitary council. ΚΠ 1936 R. C. K. Ensor England, 1870–1914 ix. 296 A special effect of the County Councils Act was that London acquired for the first time since its vast modern expansion a popularly elected unitary authority in the shape of the L.C.C. 1969 Daily Tel. 12 June 23 (caption) The proposed eight new provincial regions and the 61 huge unitary councils recommended by the Royal Commission. 1969 Daily Tel. 12 June 23/2 The Commission's recommendations are for..fifty-eight new local government areas, covering both town and country—described as unitary areas. 1973 M. Foot Aneurin Bevan II. vii. 267 Bevan..envisaged all-purpose authorities which..would be smaller and more truly local than the so-called unitary authorities of later schemes. 1995 Independent 4 Oct. (Suppl.) 14/1 There may now be four unitary councils where previously there was one county. 1997 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 27 June 5 The possibility of replacing the Canterbury Regional Council with a unitary authority should be explored. 2005 Daily Tel. 24 Nov. 26/5 All of Wales and Scotland are divided into unitary authorities. In Wales, this has meant the re-emergence of names such as Flintshire. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。