INDEPENDENT

Definition of INDEPENDENT

  1. (noun)a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
  2. (noun)a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
  3. (adj)free from external control and constraint
  4. (adj)(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
  5. (adj)(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
  6. (adj)not controlled by a party or interest group