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      independent
      noun
      A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
      A neutral or uncommitted person.
      A small, privately owned business.
      (sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.
      adjective
      Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
      (politics) Not affiliated with any political party.
      Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
      Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
      Providing a comfortable livelihood.
      Roots
      pendopend- · Latin · hang
      Synonyms for independent
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