unitário
1. relating to or denoting a unit or units; consisting of a single undivided whole
The company operates as a unitary system across all branches.
A empresa opera como um sistema unitário em todas as filiais.
2. of or relating to a form of government in which power is held by a central authority
Brazil has a unitary state structure with a federal government.
O Brasil tem uma estrutura de estado unitário com um governo federal.
3. in mathematics or physics, relating to a unit or expressed in units
The unitary transformation preserves the norm of the vector.
A transformação unitária preserva a norma do vetor.
4. of or relating to Unitarianism, a Christian theological movement
He attended a unitary church that emphasized rationalism.
Ele frequentava uma igreja unitária que enfatizava o racionalismo.
The term 'unitary' is particularly important in Brazilian political discourse when discussing governmental structure, as Brazil is constitutionally organized as a unitary republic with federalism. In the USA, 'unitary' is often used to contrast with 'federal' systems. In religious contexts, Unitarianism has historical significance in both countries as a Protestant movement.
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