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1.
free from external control and constraint
an independent mind
a series of independent judgments
fiercely independent individualism
an independent republic
2.
not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
3.
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
4.
not contingent
5.
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
the independent clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb
6.
not controlled by a party or interest group
'independent' - used as a noun
7.
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
8.
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
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