independent
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ɪndɪˈpɛndənt/
Adjective

independent

  1. Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
  2. (politics) Not affiliated with any political party.
    the independent candidate
  3. Providing a comfortable livelihood.
    an independent property
  4. Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
    a man of an independent mind
  5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
    • R. P. Ward
      That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement.
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independent (plural independents)

  1. A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
  2. A neutral or uncommitted person.
  3. (sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.
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