English to English
independent
(,/I/nd/I/'p/E/nd/@/nt
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adjective (a)
- free from external control and constraint(adj.all)Example:
An independent mind.
A series of independent judgments.
Fiercely independent individualism.
source: wordnet30 - (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence(adj.all)Example:
The main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb.
source: wordnet30 - Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self- government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- not controlled by a party or interest group(adj.all)source: wordnet30
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