If you are operating a business under your own name, or legal name of your partnership or corporation, you do not need to register a DBA. If the name of the business is not identical, however, it is a fictitious name.
unitary-relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity; the unitary principles of nationalism; a unitary movement in politics. 2. unitary-of or pertaining to or involving the use of units; a unitary method was applied; established a unitary distance on which to base subsequent calculations. 3.
Unitary states are contrasted with federal states (federations) and confederal states (confederation): 1  In a unitary state, subnational units are created and abolished, and their powers may be broadened and narrowed, by the central government. Although political power in unitary states may be delegated through devolution to local government by statute, the central government remains supreme; it may abrogate the acts of devolved governments or curtail their powers. 2  The United Kingdom is an example of a unitary state.