Independent - Definition
independent
adj 1: free from external control and constraint; "an
independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments";
"fiercely independent individualism" [ant: dependent]
2: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an
autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn:
autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign]
3: (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" [syn:
independent, main(a)] [ant: dependent, subordinate]
4: not controlled by a party or interest group
n 1: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
[syn: mugwump, independent, fencesitter]
2: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers
without a long-term contract with any of them [syn:
freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance,
independent, self-employed person]