independent
adjective
- 1
free from external control and constraint
an independent mind
a series of independent judgments
- 2
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb
- 3
not controlled by a party or interest group
- 4
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
an autonomous judiciary
a sovereign state
noun
- 1
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- 2
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
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