Definition for the word independent

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The series, created by Amazon Studios and the Russo Brothers’ AGBO, with David Weil serving as showrunner and executive producer, revolves around independent global spy agency Citadel, which has been destroyed by syndicate Manticore.


—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023




No Labels says their own polling suggests people are open to an independent candidate, but what happens when that candidate has a name?


—Chuck Todd, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2023




The actor was also a producer and co-founder of the independent production company Red Carpet Films, which started in 2009.


—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023




Moderate Republicans and independent voters have peeled away from him during the past three election cycles.


—Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023




Some Republican and independent voters could see the case, at the very least, as another example of problematic baggage that has followed Trump for years and has been a distraction.


—Michelle L. Price And Jonathan J. Cooper, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023




Both? Criminal charges, spurious or not, could actually help Trump in Republican primaries, analysts and officials said, but hurt him in a general election with independent and nonparty voters.


—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023




They are also defined as being a complete and independent living unit for at least one person.


—Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023




The pilot, organized by the advocacy group 4 Day Week Global in collaboration with academic and independent researchers, required that participating companies continue to pay their employees’ full, 40-hour salaries after making the switch.


—Caitlin Dewey, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023



One source said Hochman is expected to run as an independent and may announce soon.


—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023




But that plan died in the Senate amid objections from Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema, who was a Democrat at the time but has now become an independent.


—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023




There has long been speculation that Gallego may run for the Senate against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., who recently became an independent after leaving the Democratic Party.


—Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2023




Manchin expressed a similar stance last week on the heels of Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema’s decision to become an independent.


—Byrick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2022




Earlier this month, Sinema announced her decision to leave the Democratic Party and become an independent.


—Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022




To becoming an independent?


—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022




Incumbents Michael Mueller and William Brennan, along with Ken Shaw, who sits on the village’s Plan Commission, are running under the One Tinley Park ticket, while Trustee Diane Galante is seeking reelection as an independent.


—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023




Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas, as well as Arkansas and Alabama, have laws that bar a candidate defeated in a major-party primary from running as an independent or on a third-party ticket in the general election.


—Ryan Teague Beckwith Bloomberg News (tns), al, 6 Mar. 2023


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  • 1
    independent

    independent [ˏɪndɪˊpendǝnt]

    1) незави́симый, самостоя́тельный; не зави́сящий (of — от);

    2) непредубеждённый;

    3) име́ющий самостоя́тельный дохо́д; облада́ющий незави́симым состоя́нием

    4)

    полит.

    незави́симый, не свя́занный с како́й-л. па́ртией

    2.

    n полит.

    «незави́симый»

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > independent

  • 2
    independent

    independent control

    автономное управление

    independent starting system

    система автономного запуска

    (двигателя)

    English-Russian aviation dictionary > independent

  • 3
    independent

    English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > independent

  • 4
    Independent

    США. Лингвострановедческий англо-русский словарь > Independent

  • 5
    independent

    Персональный Сократ > independent

  • 6
    independent

    Англо-русский словарь по машиностроению > independent

  • 7
    independent

    1) независимый; самостоятельный; автономный

    •

    English-Russian scientific dictionary > independent

  • 8
    independent

    Англо-русский технический словарь > independent

  • 9
    independent

    1. n полит. член парламента или кандидат, не принадлежащий ни к какой партии

    2. n церк. конгрегационалист, сторонник конгрегационализма

    3. a независимый, самостоятельный

    4. a имеющий самостоятельный доход; обладающий независимым состоянием; обеспеченный

    5. a непредубеждённый

    6. a тех. изолированный; свободностоящий; незакреплённый

    7. a грам. главный

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. aloof (adj.) aloof; detached; separate

    2. autonomous (adj.) autonomous; individualistic; self governing; self-ruling; unconstrained; unregimented

    3. free (adj.) autarchic; autarkic; free; self-governing; sovereign

    4. having one’s own finances (adj.) affluent; having one’s own finances; rich; solvent; wealthy; well-off; well-to-do

    5. self-sufficient (adj.) closed; self-centered; self-contained; self-reliant; self-sufficient; self-sufficing; self-supported; self-supporting; self-sustained; self-sustaining

    Антонимический ряд:

    dependent; enslaved; poor

    English-Russian base dictionary > independent

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    independent

    1. [͵ındıʹpendənt]

    1. 1) человек, независимый во взглядах, поведении

    2)

    член парламента кандидат, не принадлежащий ни к какой партии

    2. (Independent)

    конгрегационалист, сторонник конгрегационализма

    2. [͵ındıʹpendənt]

    1. (of) независимый, самостоятельный

    independent state [country] — независимое государство [-ая страна]

    he went camping so as to be independent of hotels — он решил жить в палатке, чтобы не быть связанным с гостиницами

    the church independent of the state — церковь, отделённая от государства

    to be of independent means — иметь самостоятельный доход, достаточный для существования

    2. имеющий самостоятельный доход; обладающий независимым состоянием; обеспеченный

    3. непредубеждённый

    to take an independent stand — занять /иметь/ свою /независимую/ позицию

    4.

    изолированный; свободностоящий; незакреплённый

    НБАРС > independent

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    independent

    [ˌɪndɪˈpendənt]

    device independent вчт. машинно-независимый financially independent независимый в финансовом отношении independent автономный independent выполняющий работу своими средствами independent независимый independent самостоятельный independent член независимой партии probabilistically independent независимый в вероятностном смысле stochastically independent статистически независимый

    English-Russian short dictionary > independent

  • 12
    independent

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > independent

  • 13
    Independent

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > Independent

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    independent

    [ˌɪndɪ’pendənt]
    1.

    прил.

    1) политически независимый, обладающий самоуправлением, автономный

    Syn:

    2) финансово независимый, имеющий самостоятельный доход

    3) независимый, свободный

    4) не зависящий , не связанный

    A person’s worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society. — Ценность человека не зависит от его полезности для общества.

    5) непредубеждённый, имеющий независимое, свободное мнение

    Syn:

    2.

    ;

    полит.

    2) ист. индепендент, конгрегационалист

    Англо-русский современный словарь > independent

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    independent

    [ˌɪndɪ’pendənt]

    adj

    независимый, самостоятельный

    — independent country


    — independent person
    — independent decision
    — independent of smth, smb
    — be independent of smb, smth

    USAGE:

    Русские антонимы независимый и зависимый употребляются с одним и тем же предлогом от. В отличие от русских, английские антонимы этой группы различаются в употреблении предлогов: dependent on smth, smb, но independent of smb, smth, ср. a child is dependent on his parents и he is independent of his parents

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > independent

  • 16
    independent

    English-Russian electronics dictionary > independent

  • 17
    independent

    The New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > independent

  • 18
    independent

    1. аллигат

    2. отдельно опубликованные брошюры, скреплённые вместе

    English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > independent

  • 19
    independent

    English-Russian dictionary of Information technology > independent

  • 20
    independent

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > independent

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См. также в других словарях:

  • Independent — may refer to:*Independent bookstore, a bookstore that is not part of a chain *Independent business, privately owned companies * Independent brewery, craft brewer with less than 25% owned by alcoholic beverage industry member *Independent city, a… …   Wikipedia

  • independent — in‧de‧pen‧dent [ˌɪndˈpendənt◂] adjective not owned, controlled, or financed by another organization or the government: • There are plans to split the company into a number of smaller independent companies. * * * Ⅰ. independent UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • independent — in·de·pen·dent adj 1: not dependent on others (as parents) for livelihood; esp: not a dependent declared she was independent on her financial aid form 2 a: not affiliated with another usu. larger unit an independent adjuster b: not contingent on… …   Law dictionary

  • Independent — [ˌɪndɪˈpendənt] (engl. „unabhängig“), kurz Indie, ist eine Sammelbezeichnung für kreative Ausdrucksformen, die von einer gemeinsamen Do it yourself Ideologie geprägt sind, obwohl sich die einzelnen Erscheinungen sehr unterscheiden können. Sie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • independent — INDEPENDÉNT, Ă, independenţi, te, adj. Care nu depinde de cineva sau de ceva; (despre un popor, un stat) care se bucură de independenţă, liber2, autonom. ♢ loc. prep. Independent de… = fără a ţine seamă de…, indiferent de… 2. (Despre oameni …   Dicționar Român

  • Independent — In de*pend ent, a. [Pref. in not + dependent: cf. F. ind[ e]pendant.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent. [1913 Webster] A dry, but… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • independent — [in΄dē pen′dənt, in΄dipen′dənt] adj. [ML independens: see IN 2 & DEPENDENT] 1. free from the influence, control, or determination of another or others; specif., a) free from the rule of another; controlling or governing oneself; self governing b) …   English World dictionary

  • Independent — n a politician who does not belong to a political party Independent 2 Independent, the trademark a serious British newspaper which generally supports ↑liberal political idea.. The same company produces a similar paper on Sundays, called the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Independent — In de*pend ent, n. 1. (Eccl.) One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority. [1913 Webster] Note: In England the name is often applied… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • independent — indepèndent m <G nātā> DEFINICIJA pripadnik strogog kalvinističkog reda u Engleskoj, koji otklanja ovisnost o državnoj Anglikanskoj crkvi ETIMOLOGIJA engl. Independent ≃ in 1 + v. dependencija, dependentan …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • independent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) free from outside control or influence. 2) (of a country) self governing. 3) not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence. 4) not connected with another; separate. 5) (of broadcasting, a school, etc.) not supported by… …   English terms dictionary

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French indépendant.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɪndɪˈpɛndənt/
  • Hyphenation: in‧de‧pend‧ent

Adjective[edit]

independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)

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

    • 2022 May 14, Tanner, Jari, “Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations”, in AP News‎[1], archived from the original on 14 May 2022:

      Niinisto pointed out that he had already told Putin at their first meeting in 2012 that “each independent nation would maximize its own security.”
      “That is still the case. By joining NATO, Finland will strengthen its own security and assume its responsibilities. It is not something away from anybody,” Niinisto said.

  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.

    • 1795, Robert Plumer Ward, An Enquiry into the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations in Europe from the Time of the Greeks and Romans to the Age of Grotius:

      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.

Synonyms[edit]

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  • autonomous
  • free
  • self-standing

Antonyms[edit]

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  • contingent
  • dependent

Hyponyms[edit]

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  • language-independent
  • order-independent
  • redshift-independent
  • system-dependent

Derived terms[edit]

  • act of independent significance
  • affinely independent
  • algebraically independent
  • Commonwealth of Independent States
  • defense-independent pitching statistics
  • independency
  • independent city
  • independent clause
  • independent contractor
  • independent counsel
  • independent function
  • independent means
  • Independent Olympic Participant
  • independent scholar
  • independent set
  • independent variable
  • independentism
  • independentist
  • independentization
  • independentize
  • independently
  • language-independent
  • linearly independent
  • nonindependent
  • platform-independent
  • redundant array of independent disks
  • time-independent

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  • depend
  • dependence
  • dependently
  • independence
  • pendant
  • pending

Translations[edit]

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

  • Albanian: pavarur (sq)
  • Arabic: مُسْتَقِل‎ (ar) (mustaqil), حُرّ‎ (ar) (ḥurr)
  • Armenian: անկախ (hy) (ankax), ինքնուրույն (hy) (inkʿnuruyn)
  • Azerbaijani: müstəqil (az)
  • Bashkir: бойондороҡһоҙ (boyondoroqhoð)
  • Belarusian: незале́жны (be) (njezaljéžny), самасто́йны (be) (samastójny)
  • Bikol Central: talingkas (bcl)
  • Bulgarian: незави́сим (bg) (nezavísim)
  • Burmese: လွတ်လပ် (my) (lwatlap)
  • Catalan: independent (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 獨立／独立 (zh) (dúlì)
  • Crimean Tatar: mustaqil
  • Czech: nezávislý (cs)
  • Danish: uafhængig (da), selvstændig (da)
  • Dutch: onafhankelijk (nl), zelfstandig (nl)
  • Esperanto: memstara (eo), sendependa
  • Estonian: sõltumatu, iseseisev
  • Finnish: riippumaton (fi), itsenäinen (fi), vapaa (fi)
  • French: indépendant (fr)
  • Galician: independente
  • Georgian: დამოუკიდებელი (ka) (damouḳidebeli)
  • German: unabhängig (de), selbständig (de)
  • Greek: ανεξάρτητος (el) m (anexártitos)
  • Hindi: स्वतंत्र (hi) (svatantra)
  • Hungarian: független (hu), önálló (hu)
  • Icelandic: sjálfstæður
  • Irish: neamhspleách
  • Italian: indipendente (it)
  • Japanese: 独立した (ja) (どくりつした, dokuritsu shita)
  • Kazakh: тәуелсіз (täuelsız), азат (kk) (azat)
  • Khmer: ឯករាជ (km) (ʼaekaʼriəc)
  • Korean: 독립의 (ko) (dongnibui), 독립적인 (dongnipjeog-in)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: سەربەست‎ (ckb) (serbest), سەربەخۆ‎ (serbexo)
    Northern Kurdish: serbixwe (ku)
  • Kyrgyz: көз каранды эмес (köz karandı emes)
  • Lao: ອິສະລະ (ʼi sa la)
  • Latin: independens
  • Latvian: neatkarīgs
  • Lithuanian: nepriklausomas
  • Macedonian: независен (nezavisen)
  • Malay: merdeka (ms), mandiri (of publishing, music, in the sense of ‘indie’)
    Indonesian: merdeka (id)
  • Malayalam: സ്വതന്ത്ര (ml) (svatantra)
  • Mongolian: бие даасан (bije daasan)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: uavhengig (no), selvstendig (no)
  • Occitan: independent (oc)
  • Persian: مستقل‎ (fa) (mostaqel)
  • Polish: niepodległy (pl), niezależny (pl), niezawisły (pl)
  • Portuguese: independente (pt)
  • Romanian: independent (ro), liber (ro)
  • Russian: незави́симый (ru) (nezavísimyj), самостоя́тельный (ru) (samostojátelʹnyj), свобо́дный (ru) (svobódnyj)
  • Sanskrit: स्वतन्त्र (sa) (svatantra)
  • Scottish Gaelic: neo-eisimeileach
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: самосталан, независан, неовисан
    Roman: sȁmostālan (sh), nezávisan (sh), nȅovisan (sh)
  • Slovak: nezávislý
  • Slovene: neodvisen (sl)
  • Sorbian:
    Lower: samostatny
  • Spanish: independiente (es)
  • Swedish: självständig (sv), oberoende (sv)
  • Tagalog: malaya
  • Tajik: мустақил (mustaqil)
  • Thai: อิสระ (th) (ìt-sà-rà)
  • Tibetan: རང་བཙན (rang btsan)
  • Turkish: bağımsız (tr)
  • Turkmen: özbaşdak, garaşsyz
  • Ukrainian: незале́жний (nezaléžnyj), самості́йний (samostíjnyj)
  • Urdu: آزاد‎ (ur) (āzād)
  • Uzbek: mustaqil (uz), ozod (uz)
  • Vietnamese: độc lập (vi)

not aligned with any political party

  • Bulgarian: независим (bg) (nezavisim)
  • Burmese: တစ်သီးပုဂ္ဂလ (my) (tacsi:pugga.la.)
  • Esperanto: senpartia
  • Finnish: sitoutumaton (fi)
  • Galician: independente
  • German: unabhängig (de)
  • Hungarian: független (hu), párton kívüli
  • Icelandic: utanflokka
  • Italian: indipendente (it)
  • Japanese: 無所属 (ja) (mushozoku)
  • Latvian: neatkarīgs
  • Malay: bebas
  • Polish: niezrzeszony (pl) m
  • Portuguese: independente (pt)
  • Spanish: independiente (es)
  • Urdu: آزاد اُمیدوار‎ (āzād umīdvār)

Noun[edit]

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. A small, privately owned business.

    • 2022 November 25, Sarah Baxter et al., “Britain’s 15 best high streets – where Christmas shopping is a pleasure”, in The Telegraph‎[2]:

      It’s a great hub for shopping: the high street is pedestrianised and many of the town’s 600-odd listed buildings house fabulous independents – speciality food stores, cafes, antique shops, clothing boutiques.

  4. (sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.

Translations[edit]

a candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party

a neutral or uncommitted person

a team not affiliated with any league or conference

Further reading[edit]

  • independent at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • independent in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
  • “independent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -ent

Adjective[edit]

independent (masculine and feminine plural independents)

  1. independent
    Antonym: dependent

Derived terms[edit]

  • independentisme
  • independentista
  • independentment
  • independitzar

[edit]

  • independència

Further reading[edit]

  • “independent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “independent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
  • “independent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “independent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

independent m (feminine singular independenta, masculine plural independents, feminine plural independentas)

  1. independent
    Antonym: dependent

Derived terms[edit]

  • independentament
  • independentisme
  • independentista

[edit]

  • independéncia

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French indépendant. Equivalent to in- +‎ dependent.

Adjective[edit]

independent m or n (feminine singular independentă, masculine plural independenți, feminine and neuter plural independente)

  1. independent, self-sufficient

Declension[edit]

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in·de·pen·dent

 (ĭn′dĭ-pĕn′dənt)

adj.

1. Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.

2. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant: an independent mind.

3. Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent: a decision independent of the outcome of the study.

4. often Independent Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party or organization.

5. Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling entity: an independent food store; an independent film.

6.

a. Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting.

b. Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working: a person of independent means.

7. Mathematics

a. Not dependent on other variables.

b. Of or relating to a system of equations no one of which can be derived from another equation in the system.

8. Independent Of or relating to the 17th-century English Independents.

n.

1. often Independent One that is independent, especially a voter, officeholder, or political candidate who is not committed to a political party.

2. Independent A member of a movement in England in the 17th century advocating the political and religious independence of individual congregations.

3. Independent Chiefly British A Congregationalist.

in′de·pen′dent·ly adv.

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independent

(ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt)

adj

1. free from control in action, judgment, etc; autonomous

2. not dependent on anything else for function, validity, etc; separate: two independent units make up this sofa.

3. not reliant on the support, esp financial support, of others

4. capable of acting for oneself or on one’s own: a very independent little girl.

5. providing a large unearned sum towards one’s support (esp in the phrases independent income, independent means)

6. living on an unearned income

7. (Mathematics) maths (of a system of equations) not linearly dependent. See also independent variable

8. (Statistics) statistics

a. (of two or more variables) distributed so that the value taken by one variable will have no effect on that taken by another or others

b. (of two or more events) such that the probability of all occurring equals the product of their individual probabilities. Compare statistical dependence

9. (Logic) logic (of a set of propositions)

a. not validly derivable from one another, so that if the propositions are the axioms of some theory none can be dispensed with

b. not logically related, so that in no case can the truth value of one be inferred from those of the others

n

10. an independent person or thing

11. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who is not affiliated to or who acts independently of a political party

ˌindeˈpendently adv

Independent

(ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt)

n

(Protestantism) (in England) a member of the Congregational Church

adj

(Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to Independency

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in•de•pend•ent

(ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt)

adj.

1. not influenced or controlled by others; thinking or acting for oneself.

2. not depending or contingent upon something else.

3. not relying on another for aid or support.

4. refusing to be under obligation to others.

5. possessing a competence: financially independent.

6. sufficient to support one without the need to work: an independent income.

7. executed or originating outside a given unit, agency, or business: an independent inquiry.

8. free from party commitments: independent voters.

9. (of a quantity or function) not depending upon another for its value.

10. Gram. capable of standing syntactically as a complete sentence: an independent clause. Compare dependent (def. 4), main (def. 2).

11. (cap.) of or pertaining to religious Independency.

n.

12. an independent person or thing.

13. a small, privately owned business.

14. (sometimes cap.) a person who votes without regard to the party affiliation of candidates.

15. (cap.) an adherent of Independency.

Idioms:

independent of, irrespective of; regardless of.

in`de•pend′ent•ly, adv.

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independent

A merchant ship under naval control sailed singly and unescorted by a warship. See also military independent.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. independent - a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)independent — a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

fencesitter, mugwump

political science, politics, government — the study of government of states and other political units

individualist — a person who pursues independent thought or action
2. independent — a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

free lance, freelance, free-lance, freelancer, self-employed person

worker — a person who works at a specific occupation; «he is a good worker»
Adj. 1. independent — free from external control and constraint; «an independent mind»; «a series of independent judgments»; «fiercely independent individualism»

free — able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; «free enterprise»; «a free port»; «a free country»; «I have an hour free»; «free will»; «free of racism»; «feel free to stay as long as you wish»; «a free choice»

separate — independent; not united or joint; «a problem consisting of two separate issues»; «they went their separate ways»; «formed a separate church»

dependent — relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; «dependent children»; «dependent on moisture»
2. independent — (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; «an autonomous judiciary»; «a sovereign state»

autonomous, self-governing, sovereign

free — able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; «free enterprise»; «a free port»; «a free country»; «I have an hour free»; «free will»; «free of racism»; «feel free to stay as long as you wish»; «a free choice»
3. independent — (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»

main

grammar — the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

dependent, subordinate — (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; «a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence»
4. independent — not controlled by a party or interest group

nonpartisan, nonpartizan — free from party affiliation or bias

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

independent

adjective

3. self-governing, free, autonomous, separated, liberated, sovereign, self-determining, nonaligned, decontrolled, autarchic a fully independent state
self-governing controlled, subject, dependent, subsidiary, subordinate, aligned, submissive, subservient

5. neutral, objective, detached, impartial, just, fair, equal, open-minded, equitable, disinterested, unbiased, even-handed, nonpartisan, unprejudiced, nondiscriminating an independent mortgage adviser

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

independent

adjective

1. Having political independence:

2. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of others:

3. Able to support oneself financially:

The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

مُسْتَقِلمُسْتَقِلٌمُستَقِل مادَّيـاًمُسْتَقِل، غَيْر مُتَأثِّر برأي غَيْرِهمُعْتَمِد على نَفْسِه

nezávislýsamostatný

uafhængigselvstændig

sõltumatu

itsenäinenriippumatonvapaa

neovisannezavisansamostalan

merdeka

fjárhagslega óháîuróháîursjálfbjarga, sjálfstæîursjálfstæîur

独立した

독립적인

nepriklausomainepriklausomasnepriklausomybėsavarankiškaisavarankiškas

materiāli neatkarīgs/nodrošinātsneatkarīgsobjektīvspatstāvīgs

nezávislý

neodvisen

självständig

อิสระ

độc lập

independent

[ˌɪndɪˈpendənt]

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

independent

[ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt] adj

(= unbiased) [inquiry, study] → indépendant(e)
Two independent studies came to the same conclusions
BUT Deux études conduites indépendamment sont arrivées aux mêmes conclusions.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

independent

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

independent

(indiˈpendənt) adjective

1. not controlled by other people, countries etc. an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.

2. not willing to accept help. an independent old lady.

3. having enough money to support oneself. She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.

4. not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else. an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion.

indeˈpendence nounindeˈpendently adverb

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

independent

→ مُسْتَقِلٌ nezávislý uafhængig unabhängig ανεξάρτητος independiente itsenäinen indépendant neovisan indipendente 独立した 독립적인 onafhankelijk uavhengig niezależny independente независимый självständig อิสระ bağımsız độc lập 独立的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

independent

a. independiente.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

independent

adj independiente

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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[ in-di-pen-duhnt ]

/ ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt /

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adjective

not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.

not subject to another’s authority or jurisdiction; autonomous; free: an independent businessman.

not influenced by the thought or action of others: independent research.

not dependent; not depending or contingent upon something else for existence, operation, etc.

not relying on another or others for aid or support.

rejecting others’ aid or support; refusing to be under obligation to others.

possessing a competency: to be financially independent.

sufficient to support a person without their having to work: an independent income.

executed or originating outside a given unit, agency, business, etc.; external: an independent inquiry.

working for oneself or for a small, privately owned business.

expressive of a spirit of independence; self-confident; unconstrained: a free and independent citizen.

free from party commitments in voting: the independent voter.

Mathematics. (of a quantity or function) not depending upon another for its value.

Grammar. capable of standing syntactically as a complete sentence: an independent clause.Compare dependent (def. 4), main1 (def. 4).

Logic.

  1. (of a set of propositions) having no one proposition deducible from the others.
  2. (of a proposition) belonging to such a set.

(initial capital letter)Ecclesiastical. adhering or relating to Independency.

noun

an independent person or thing.

a small, privately owned business: The conglomerates are buying up the independents.

Politics. a person who votes for candidates, measures, etc., in accordance with their own judgment and without regard to the endorsement of, or the positions taken by, any party.

(initial capital letter)Ecclesiastical. an adherent of Independency.

British. a Congregationalist.

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Idioms about independent

    independent of, irrespective of; regardless of: Independent of monetary considerations, it was a promising position.

OTHER WORDS FROM independent

in·de·pend·ent·ly, adverbnon·in·de·pend·ent, adjectivenon·in·de·pend·ent·ly, adverbpre·in·de·pend·ent, adjective

pre·in·de·pend·ent·ly, adverbpseu·do·in·de·pend·ent, adjectivepseu·do·in·de·pend·ent·ly, adverbqua·si-in·de·pend·ent, adjectivequa·si-in·de·pend·ent·ly, adverbsu·per·in·de·pend·ent, adjectivesu·per·in·de·pend·ent·ly, adverb

Words nearby independent

independence, Independence Day, Independence Hall, independence of path, independency, independent, independent assortment, independent audit, independent axiom, independent clause, independent contractor

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Words related to independent

autonomous, nonpartisan, self-reliant, self-sufficient, separate, sovereign, absolute, autarchic, autarchical, freewheeling, individualistic, nonaligned, on one’s own, self-contained, self-determining, self-governing, self-supporting, unaided, unallied, unconnected

How to use independent in a sentence

  • You can take a home-office deduction only if you’re self-employed, an independent contractor or a gig worker.

  • On top of that, independent chefs have used the format to launch pop-ups from within their own restaurants.

  • Using Google Lens, she scanned one of the spoons, and within seconds, she received dozens of results from places such as eBay, big-box stores and independent resellers.

  • I’m looking for an independent, easy-going, family-oriented, trustworthy, fun-loving man who is looking for someone to complement his life.

  • Among registered voters, the Berkeley IGS survey found only 11 percent of registered Democrats and 32 percent of independents would vote to recall Newsom.

  • The Independent, quoted the duo as saying “we have some offers but we cannot say anything at the moment.”

  • The issue polls well among Democratic, Republican, and independent voters.

  • For the last nine years, they have battled secular Baluch nationalists who would like to see an independent Baluchistan.

  • I am reminded of the story of Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, VT) walking along the shores of Lake Champlain.

  • This is a job for independent committees, like Bowles-Simpson, not a partisan slugfest.

  • So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.

  • In a strict sense, of course, no child’s drawing is absolutely spontaneous and independent of external stimulus and guidance.

  • Many persons impede their execution by not keeping the thumb independent enough of the rest of the hand.

  • While the majority pulled in one way there was an active minority that wished the Nana to set up an independent kingdom.

  • Divine Providence is about to place independence within our reach, in a manner most acceptable to a free and independent people.

British Dictionary definitions for independent (1 of 2)

adjective

free from control in action, judgment, etc; autonomous

not dependent on anything else for function, validity, etc; separatetwo independent units make up this sofa

not reliant on the support, esp financial support, of others

capable of acting for oneself or on one’s owna very independent little girl

providing a large unearned sum towards one’s support (esp in the phrases independent income, independent means)

living on an unearned income

maths (of a system of equations) not linearly dependentSee also independent variable

statistics

  1. (of two or more variables) distributed so that the value taken by one variable will have no effect on that taken by another or others
  2. (of two or more events) such that the probability of all occurring equals the product of their individual probabilitiesCompare statistical dependence

logic (of a set of propositions)

  1. not validly derivable from one another, so that if the propositions are the axioms of some theory none can be dispensed with
  2. not logically related, so that in no case can the truth value of one be inferred from those of the others

noun

an independent person or thing

a person who is not affiliated to or who acts independently of a political party

Derived forms of independent

independently, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for independent (2 of 2)

noun

(in England) a member of the Congregational Church

adjective

of or relating to Independency

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