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Adjective

underage (not comparable)

1. Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
   • underage drinking
2. Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.
   • underage offender
3. (Ireland) Limited to players below a certain age; junior.
   • Even if an underage team is stacked with talent, there is still only one senior team they can graduate to and there are a finite amount of places.2025 August 21, Karol Dillon, “Why a new team manager can be key to U20 footballers turning senior”, in Brainstorm, Ireland: RTÉ

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Noun

unitary authority (plural unitary authorities)

1. In local government, a single-tier authority which replaces a two-tier structure. For example, in England, county councils are abolished and their responsibilities are transferred to boroughs and local government districts (but this only applies to some counties, not all). In some cases complete counties, such as Cornwall and Northumberland, are now unitary authorities without any subdivision into local government districts.
   • "The support of Somerset Council (currently in transition to becoming a unitary authority) will be crucial, as they are the statutory planning authority."2023 February 8, Andrew Mourant, “A serious shuttle service with options to Taunton and beyond”, in RAIL, number 976, page 31

   Synonyms:

   unitary council