independent

Definition of independent in English English dictionary
independentspan>: A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a free thinker, free of a party platform
independentspan>: A neutral or uncommitted person
independentspan>: not affiliated with any political party
Independentspan>: device type
independentspan>: Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner
independentspan>: Separate from; exclusive; irrespective
independentspan>: {i} independent person or thing; one who does not belong to any political party (Politics)
independentspan>: In U S politics, this term denotes a voter, who, when registering to vote, does not declare affiliation with the Republicans, Democrats, or other political parties or does not consider himself or herself to be a member of a political party Likewise, the term can also refer to a candidate for office who is running on the basis of personal identity rather than party affiliation
independentspan>: not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free
independentspan>: not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
independentspan>: Means that parental information is not needed in determining a student's eligibility for financial aid This student must meet one of the following requirements: Born before January 1, 1978 (2001-02 Eligibility) or born before January 1, 1979 (2002-03 Eligibility) You have a bachelor’s degree You are married You are or were an orphan or ward of the court You are a veteran of the Armed Forces You have legal dependents that receive at least half of their support from you
independentspan>: One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting
independentspan>: An independent student is at least 24 years old as of January 1 of the academic year, is married, is a graduate or professional student, has a legal dependent other than a spouse, is a veteran of the US Armed Forces, or is an orphan or ward of the court (or was a ward of the court until age 18) A parent refusing to provide support for their child's education is not sufficient for the child to be declared independent
independentspan>: Independent countries and states are not ruled by other countries but have their own government. Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975
independentspan>: A person who is not committed to any one political party
independentspan>: A person who is not a member of a Greek organization
independentspan>: - An agency which functions alone, not controlled or influenced by a larger corporation Michael J Motto Advertising is an independent agency, free to act solely in our clients' best interests
independentspan>: Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind
independentspan>: If one thing or person is independent of another, they are separate and not connected, so the first one is not affected or influenced by the second. Your questions should be independent of each other Two independent studies have been carried out. + independently in·de·pen·dent·ly several people working independently in different areas of the world
independentspan>: An independent inquiry or opinion is one that involves people who are not connected with a particular situation, and should therefore be fair. The government ordered an independent inquiry into the affair
independentspan>: not controlled by a party or interest group
independentspan>: A person who is not a member of a sorority/fraternity
independentspan>: A person who is not affiliated with a fraternity or sorority
independentspan>: {s} free; autonomous, self-governing, sovereign; self-reliant, self-sufficient
independentspan>: An independent variable is one that is associated with the inputs to a function
independentspan>: Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; said of quantities or functions
independentspan>: A property which results when the outcome of one trial does not depend in any way on what happens in other trials For example, the tossing of dice are said to be independent events, if the first toss of the die in no way influences the outcome of the second toss of the die Two observations are said to be statistically independent when the value of one observation does not influence, or change, the value of another Most statistical procedures assume that the available data represents a random sample of independent observations
independentspan>: An independent pharmacy is not affiliated with any corporately run banner, franchise or chain program The name of the store is unique to that store, and the owner has complete control over ordering, marketing strategies, store image, etc The owner may own more than one store; however, it is generally accepted that five or more stores under single ownership constitutes a chain pharmacy (whether or not it is a member of the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores)
independentspan>: Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents
independentspan>: An independent school does not receive money from the government or local council, but from the fees paid by its students' parents or from charities. He taught chemistry at a leading independent school. state
independentspan>: free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic"
independentspan>: A Member of Parliament who is not a member of a political party
independentspan>: one that is not bound by or definitively committed to a political party
independentspan>: of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
independentspan>: One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self- government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority
independentspan>: When a person or thing is not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc ; thinking or acting for oneself
independentspan>: How we want our children to be as long as they do everything we say
independentspan>: (Member or Senator) a member of Parliament who does not belong to a political party
independentspan>: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
independentspan>: If someone is independent, they do not need help or money from anyone else. Phil was now much more independent of his parents She would like to be financially independent dependent + independently in·de·pen·dent·ly We aim to help disabled students to live and study independently
independentspan>: not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else not contingent free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic"
independentspan>: A candidate or Member of Parliament, who is not a member of a political party
independentspan>: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
independentspan>: Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent
independentspan>: A person with no particular party affiliation; specifically, a voter who is not registered as either a Democrat or a Republican Since most party members can be expected to vote for candidates of their own party, much campaign effort goes toward winning the votes of independents About one-third of the electorate describes itself as independent Independents are excluded from voting in primary elections that are restricted to registered party members Many states hold open primaries that are open to all voters
independentspan>: of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
independentspan>: Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party
independentspan>: One who logs and sells his output on the open market; not associated with a mill or under company or dealer contract
independentspan>: not dependent
independentspan>: Term generally applies to a non-integrated oil or natural gas company, usually active in only one or two sectors of the industry An independent marketer buys petroleum products from major or independent refiners and resells them under his own brand name or buys natural gas from producers and resells it There are also independents which are active exclusively either in oil or gas production or refining
independentspan>: not contingent
independentspan>: An independent organization or other body is one that controls its own finances and operations, rather than being controlled by someone else. an independent television station
independentspan>: An independent politician is one who does not represent any political party. There's been a late surge of support for an independent candidate. An independent is an independent politician. a politician who does not belong to a political party. a serious British newspaper which generally supports liberal political idea.. The same company produces a similar paper on Sundays, called the Independent on Sunday. Independent State of Samoa Commonwealth of Independent States independent counsel Independent State of Papua New Guinea independent school
independentspan>: Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property
independently: apart from others; "the clothes were hung severally
independently: on your own; without outside help; "the children worked on the project independently" apart from others; "the clothes were hung severally
independently: freely, without dependence on another person or thing
independently: In an independent manner; without control
independently: apart from others; "the clothes were hung severally"
independently: on your own; without outside help; "the children worked on the project independently"
independently: In an independent manner
independently: autonomously
independents: Certain Dissenters are so called, whose fundamental principle is that every congregation is an independent church, and has a right to choose its own minister and make its own laws
independents: n Units that cost no support, and do not generate unrest, either captured from Unity pods or acquired at the beginning of the game
independents: the--Bookstores not owned by large companies, usually free-standing or having only a few branches
independents: Unlike Presbyterians, who wanted a national church organisation, Independents demanded decentralized authority and an enhanced role for congregations in the selection of their own ministers
independents: Puritan churches that tried, but failed, to establish control in England, as distinct from the Episcopal Church and the Presbyterians They later developed into the Congregational Church
independents: plural of independent
independents: Radio or TV stations unaffiliated with any network

independent

Hyphenation

in·de·pend·ent

Synonyms

autonomous, free, selfstanding, absolute, autarchic, autarchical, freewheeling, individualistic, nonaligned, nonpartisan, on one’s own, self-contained, self-determining, self-governing, self-reliant

Antonyms

contingent, dependent, subordinate, subservient

Etymology

() From Latin independens, present participle from prefix in-, not, plus dependens, dependent or literally hanging from, from verb dependere, depend, hang from, from prefix de-, from or concerning, plus pendere, hang