independent

/ษชndษชหˆpษ›ndษ™nt/

IPA: /IH0 N D IH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T/

noun
  1. 1

    A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.

  2. 2

    A neutral or uncommitted person.

  3. 3

    A team not affiliated with any league or conference.

adjective
  1. 1

    Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

  2. 2

    Not affiliated with any political party.

    โ€œthe independent candidateโ€

  3. 3

    Providing a comfortable livelihood.

    โ€œan independent propertyโ€

  4. 4

    Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.

    โ€œa man of an independent mindโ€

  5. 5

    Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/independent