1. independent person or thing; one who does not belong to any political party (Politics). free; autonomous, self-governing, sovereign; self-reliant, self-sufficient. independent\in`de*pend"ent\ , a. [pref. in- not + dependent: cf. f. indépendant.].
2. not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent. a dry, but independent crust.
3. affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.
4. not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.
5. expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.
6. separate from; exclusive; irrespective. 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. p. ward.
7. (eccl.) belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the independents.
8. (math.) not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or functions.
9. (u. s. politics) not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party.independent company (mil.), one not incorporated in any regiment.independent seconds watch, a stop watch having a second hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to a fraction of a second.independent variable. (math.) see:
dependent variable, under dependent.
10. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent.
11. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.
12. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.
13. Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.
14. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
15. Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents.
16. Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; said of quantities or functions.
17. Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party.
18. One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self- government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.
19. One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting. 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" of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" not controlled by a party or interest group.
20. 1. 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.
21. 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 ¡Ù dependent + independently in·de·pen·dent·ly We aim to help disabled students to live and study independently.
22. Independent countries and states are not ruled by other countries but have their own government. Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975.
23. 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.
24. 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. ¡Ù state.
25. 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.
26. 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.
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